Microfibres;-Present and future

Microfibres has been very much the in-word in the textile news over the last few years. For the consumer they have offered new products with new properties. For the producer, accustomed to producing commodity fibres, microfibres have offered the opportunity of producing speciality fibres with marketable brand names for sale at premium pri..

Cotton Continues to Dominate the Market.

Cotton Incorporated's 14th annual EFS conference attracted more than 300 participants from 140 companies. Topics included raw cotton and cotton apparel market reports, cotton fiber quality, developments in cotton breeding and genetics, and developments in yarn spinning technology. A survey of consumer attitudes and purchasing patterns ind..

Study Shows Technology Does Not Reduce Fiber Quality.

Studies performed by Monsanto demonstrate no correlation between short fiber and genetically modified cotton plants. Short fiber problems experienced by growers during the past two or three years resulted from hot and dry growing conditions. Tests on 19,000 cotton bales in 1999 and 778,000 bales in 2000 divided high volume instrument data..

Chitosan under Test in Europe.

Specialty Textile Products Limited, which sources yarns, fabrics, dyes, and chemicals, formed an exclusive agreement with LJ Specialties, a finish manufacturer, to market their range of finishes in the United Kingdom and Europe. The managing director of Specialty Textile Products has introduced advanced techniques in chitosan finishing, w..

New Advances in CAD for Yarn Designs.

De Montfort University's Yarn CAD computer aided design system features yarn structure and appearance algorithms and yarn appearance display software. The algorithms require such parameters as linear density, yarn twist level, bending rigidity, fiber diameters, fiber compression properties, and yarn and fiber twist direction. The system c..

Use of Jute in the Pulping Sector by Biological Agent.

Researchers grew the basidiomycetes Phaenerochaete chrysosporium and Ceriporiopsis subvermispora on jute stick-the agricultural residue of jute-and evaluated these fungi as delignifying agents for the pulping industry. The TAPPI method determined the lignin, alpha-cellulose, and hemicellulose content of the jute stick before and after tre..

Micro Fibres - The New Generation Man-Made Fibres.

Microfibers feature low bending stiffness, low single filament strength, and increased filament surface area. Acrylic microfibers produce ultrafine knit and chenille fabrics with silk-like hand, as well as ultrafine woven fabrics with excellent drape. Modern extruders manufacture microfilaments with finenesses as low as 0.1 dtex. Methods ..

Omikenshi - Ecology Clean Fibers.

Viscose fiber manufacture has minimal environmental effects because the raw material (wood pulp) is recyclable, the manufacturing process caries a small environmental load, and the fiber is biodegradable. Omikenshi Company Limited's Crabiyon chitin/chitosan/viscose blend fiber has highly durable antibacterial properties, excellent heat re..

Corterra: The Trade Name of Shell's PTT Fibre.

Shell Chemical Company's Corterra polytrimethylene terephthalate fiber is a high performance fiber with strong market potential. Corterra has the softness of nylon fiber, the stain resistance and durability of polyester fiber, and the bulk of acrylic fiber. Its elasticity extends its applications to products that require stretch propertie..

New Developments in Fibres, Filaments and Polymers.

An overview of recent developments in fibers, filaments, and polymers addresses cellulose diacetate and carbodimide modified polyester fibers, colored bicomponent fibers, fibrils from cellulose derivatives, nonwoven fabrics from polyethylene plexifilaments with an ultraviolet stabilizer, polyester multifilament yarn manufacture via a cent..