Faculty of Engineering

Professor Stephen Burkinshaw

Professor Stephen Burkinshaw
BSc, PhD (Bradford)
Professor of Textile Chemistry
t: +44 (0)113 34 33731
f: +44 (0)113 34 33704

s.m.burkinshaw@leeds.ac.uk

Chemical Treatment and Environmental Sustainability of Textile Materials & Processes

Research interests include the chemistry and application of dyes and pigments to natural and man-made fibres, colour measurement and textile finishing.

Selected Publications

Burkinshaw, S.M.; Kumar, N., The reduction clearing of dyed polyester: Part 1 Colour strength, Dyes and Pigments, pp.799-809, 2007
Burkinshaw, S.M., Polyvinyl alcohol as an aftertreatment Part 1: Initial studies, Dyes and Pigments, pp.81-85, 2007
Burkinshaw, S.M.; Kumar, N., A polyvinyl alcohol aftertreatment for nylon 6,6 Part 2: complex formation, Dyes and Pigments, pp.86-91, 2007
Burkinshaw, S.M.; Jeong, D.E., ‘The clearing of poly(lactic acid) fibres dyed with disperse dyes using ultrasound: Part 1 colorimetric analysis, Dyes and Pigments, pp.171-179, 2007
Burkinshaw, S.M.; Jeong, D.E., ‘The clearing of poly(lactic acid) fibres dyed with disperse dyes using ultrasound: Part 2 fastness, Dyes and Pigments, pp.180-190, 2007
Burkinshaw, S.M.; Son, Y.A., Stain resist treatments for nylon 6,6, Dyes and Pigments, pp.650-655, 2007
Burkinshaw, S.M.; Jeong, D.E., ‘The clearing of poly(lactic acid) fibres dyed with disperse dyes using ultrasound: Part 3, Dyes and Pigments, pp.384-397, 2007
Burgess, T.F.; Burkinshaw, S.M.; Vijayan, A.P., Adoption of a focal production innovation within a supply network, International Journal of Management and Decision Making, pp.628-642, 2006
Burkinshaw, S.M.; Lagonika, K., Sulphur dyes on nylon, Part 3: Preliminary studies of the nature of dye-fibre interaction, Dyes and Pigments, pp.185-191, 2006
Burkinshaw, S.M.; Son, Y., Aftertreatment of disulfonated 1:2 pre-mtallised acid dyeings on nylon 6,6 using a syntan in conjunction with a complexing agent, Dyes and Pigments, pp.149-155, 2006
Burkinshaw, S.M.; Son, Y., A comparison of the colour strength and fastness to repeated washing of acid dyes on standard and deep dyeable nylon 6,6, Dyes and Pigments, pp.156-163, 2006
Henry, P.M.; Westland, S.; Burkinshaw S.M.; Cheung, T.L.V., How well can people predict subtractive mixing?, Proceedings of the 13th Color Imaging Conference, Scottsdale, USA., pp.85-88, 2005
Burkinshaw, S.M.; Bahojb-Allafan, B., The development of a metal-free, tannic acid-based aftertreatment for nylon 6,6 with acid dyes, Part 4: tannic acid., Dyes and Pigments, pp.159-172, 2004
Burgess T.F.; Burkinshaw, S.M.; Vijayan, A.P., Diffusing digital ink-jet printing as a production innovation in the printed textiles industry, 2nd World Conference on POM, 2004
Burgess, T.F.; Burkinshaw, S.M.; Vijayan, A.P., The diffusion of digital inkjet printing in the Textile industry, 11th EUROMA International Conference, 2004
Burkinshaw, S.M., US 6780205 Vat acid dyeing, 2004
Burkinshaw, S.M., Colour in relation to dentistry: fundamentals of colour science, British Dental Journal, pp.33-41, 2004
Burkinshaw, S.M.; Lagonika, K.; Marfell, D.J., Sulphur dyes on nylon 6,6 part 1: The effects of temperature and pH on dyeings, Dyes and Pigments, pp.251-259, 2003
Burkinshaw, S.M., An environmentally friendly aftertreatment for nylon 6,6 dyed with acid dyes, Proceedings of the International Conference on Dyeing and Finishing, EXCO, Daegu, Korea, pp.34-46, 2003
Blackburn, R.S.; Burkinshaw, S.M., Treatment of cellulose with cationic, nucleophilic polymers to enable reactive dyeing at neutral pH without electrolyte addition, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, pp.1026-1031, 2003
Burkinshaw, S.M.; Bahojb-Allafan, B., The development of a metal-free, tannic acid-based aftertreatment for nylon 6,6 dyed with acid dyes—part 1: initial studies, Dyes and Pigments, pp.205-218, 2003
Burkinshaw, S.M.; Bahojb-Allafan, B., The development of a metal-free, tannic acid-based aftertreatment for nylon 6,6 dyed with acid dyes-part 2: further studies, Dyes and Pigments, pp.71-97, 2003
Yang, J.; Burkinshaw, S.M.; Zhou, J.; Monkman, A.P.; Brown, P.J., Fabrication and Characteristics of 2-Acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic Acid-Doped Polyaniline Hollow Fibers, Advanced Materials, pp.1081-1084, 2003
Burkinshaw, S.M.; Lagonika, K.; Marfell, D.J., Sulphur dyes on nylon 6,6, Part 2: the effects of reductant, oxidant and wash-off, Dyes and Pigments, pp.157-170, 2003
Burkinshaw, S.M.; Bahojb-Allafan, B., The development of a metal-free, tannic acid-based aftertreatment for nylon 6,6 dyed with acid dyes - Part 3: different enzymes, Dyes and Pigments, pp.91-102, 2003
Burkinshaw, S.M.; Collins, G.W.; Ghandi, K.; Taylor, J.M.; Frankham, S.A., EP1047828/Process for dyeing and finishing cellulosic fabrics, , 2003
Burkinshaw, S.M., An environmentally friendly aftertreatment for nylon 6.6, International Conference of Dyeing and Finishing, EXCO, pp.33-46, 2003
Blackburn, R.S.; Burkinshaw, S.M.; Jones, L.D., Observations on the UK-TO Wash Fastness Testing Protocol, Proceedings of the 2002 American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists International Conference & Exhibition, 2002.

Institute for Materials Research