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Regenerated cellulose fibres

Edited by C Woodings, Consultant, UK

Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles No. 18

This is a comprehensive work by industrial and academic specialists proving up-to-date information on the chemistry, physics, process technology, applications and markets for man-made cellulosic fibres. It covers the properties and applications of viscose rayon, cupprammonium rayon and the new solvent-spun fibres as well as considering their relationships with the natural cellulosics such as cotton and the synthetic polymer fibres such as polyester.

This overview of the only truly, naturally recyclable fibres and the latest manufacturing techniques that are being developed to produce them will be of interest to professionals in textile production, research and development, manufacturing chemists and textile technologists.

The nonwovens and paper industries that use cellulose as a basic ingredient of their products will also find it valuable as will medical textiles producers and geotextiles engineers.

Published in association with The Textile Institute

£155.00 / US$265.00 / €185.00

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About the editor

Calvin Woodings obtained BSc in Chemistry at Loughborough University on a Courtaulds scholarship before joining their Viscose Research Laboratory in 1966 to develop hollow fibres and their applications. After 28 years in cellulosic fibre research, the last 10 as a Research Fellow, he became the Director responsible for developing industrial markets for lyocell in the newly formed Tencel division. He retired from Courtaulds a month before the Akzo-Nobel takeover that resulted in the formation of Accordis in 1998.

He now runs a consultancy specialising in new market and new product development for the fibre and nonwoven industries.

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Cellulosic pulps, fibres and materials
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The chemistry and processing of wood and plant fibrous material

Contents

A brief history of regenerated cellulose fibres
Calvin R Woodings
 - Introduction
 - Cellulose nitrate
 - Direct dissolution in cuprammonium hydroxide: Cupro
 - Dissolution via cellulose xanthate: Viscose
 - Direct dissolution in amine oxide: Lyocell
 - Other routes
 - References

Industrial cellulose
Bruno Lonnberg
 - Wood fibre sources
 - Pulping methods
 - Dissolving pulp processes
 - Environmental assessment
 - Dissolving pulp production
 - Future of dissolving pulp processes and pulps
 - References

The viscose process
Andrew G Wilkes
 - Introduction
 - Viscose making
 - Spinning
 - Chemical recovery and environmental control

Lyocell: the production process and market development
Pat White
 - Overview
 - Amine oxide technology – timeline
 - Process description
 - Lyocell conversion
 - Dyeing and finishing of lyocell
 - Lyocell marketing

Cupprammonium processes
Kenji Kamide and Kazunari Nishiyama
 - Short history
 - Science and technology of manufacturing processes
 - Morphology and properties
 - Products and application
 - Conclusion and future prospects: does the cupprammonium rayon industry have a future?
 - References

Fibres related to cellulose
John W S Hearle and Calvin R Woodings
 - Cellulose acetate
 - Alginate fibres
 - Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose fibres
 - References

Other processes
Albin Turbak
 - Historical review
 - Thermodynamic requirements for dissolution
 - Cellulose solvent systems
 - Unstable cellulose derivatives
 - Cellulose as an acid or a base
 - References

Physical Structure and fibre properties
John W S Hearle
 - Introduction
 - Fibre forms
 - Fine structure
 - Physical properties
 - References

Applications development
Calvin R Woodings
 - Artificial silk
 - Artificial cotton
 - From speciality to commodity
 - Industrial yarns
 - Modified staple fibres
 - Nonwoven applications
 - References

Current and future market trends
Tim F N Johnson
 - Introduction
 - The broad picture
 - Breakdown by fibre type
 - Breakdown by main area
 - Capacity and production trends, 1980-2010
 - Trends in market by end-use

Appendix A: Lyocell end-use development datasheets

Appendix B: Archive photographs of regenerated cellulosic fibre processes