Acid dye l mt loi thuc nhum, thng cha mui natri (amoni) ca axit sulfuric, carboxylic hoc phenol

organic. Acid dye ha tan tt trong nc v c i lc vi cc si lng tnh ca x si xenlulo trong khi thuc nhum trc tip khng c i lc ny. Khi nhum, lin kt ion xut hin gia cation ca si v anion mang mu ca thuc nhum. Axit c thm vo trong thuc nhum tng protonated amino-groups trong si. Mt s thuc nhum axit c s dng nh l cht mu thc phm. Cu trc Cc dn xut anthraquinon thng hnh thnh thuc nhum mu xanh (blue). Cc dn xut Azobenzene thng l thuc nhum mu (red). Triphenylmethane derivatied thng hnh thnh cc thuc nhum mu vng (yellow) hoc mu xanh l cy (green).

Cu trc ca acid dye rt phc tp