Regenerated Cellulose Fibres

✍ Scribed by C. Woodings

• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 348
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This is a comprehensive work by industrial and academic specialists on the chemistry, physics, process technology, applications and markets for man-made cellulosic fibers. It covers the properties and applications of viscose rayon, cupprammonium rayon and solvent-spun fibers as well as considering their relationships with the natural cellulosics such as cotton and the synthetic polymer fibers such as polyester. Published in association with The Textile Institute.

✦ Table of Contents

Preliminaries......Page 1
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 9
Contributors......Page 11
1 A brief history of regenerated cellulosic fibres......Page 13
2 Industrial cellulose......Page 34
3 The viscose process......Page 49
4 Lyocell the production process and market development......Page 74
5 Cuprammonium processes......Page 100
6 Fibres related to cellulose......Page 168
7 Other processes......Page 186
8 Physical structure and fibre properties......Page 211
10 Current and future market trends......Page 285
Index......Page 343