What are the main components of artificial cotton?

Man-made cotton, that is, viscose fiber, is mainly composed of α-cellulose, which is extracted from cellulose raw materials such as wood and plant straw, or man-made fiber made from cotton linters into spinning dope and then wet spinning. ?

19 12, Girard, France peeled off the solidified substance produced in the process of producing rayon from viscose, curled it in a cylinder, cut it into short fibers, and then spun this short fiber into thread to produce rayon as a substitute for cotton spinning and wool.

This kind of fabric with low price and bright colors has become a popular commodity, but in today's advocating nature, the sales of artificial cotton are declining day by day, and natural fabrics such as silk, natural wool and cotton are deeply loved by modern people.

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Characteristics of rayon:

1, man-made cotton cloth, with flat surface, few yarn defects, no impurities, fine and smooth; Cotton shell and impurities can be seen on the surface of cotton cloth, and its smoothness is not as good as that of artificial cotton cloth.

2. The yarn of man-made cotton cloth is uniform and has few yarn defects; However, the uniformity of pure cotton yarn is not as uniform as rayon, especially for medium and coarse fabrics. ?

3. Man-made cotton cloth, regardless of the thickness of the fabric, feels soft, while cotton cloth feels slightly rough.

Man-made cotton cloth has good luster and color. Compared with cotton cloth, man-made cotton cloth is brighter.

Man-made cotton cloth wrinkles easily. When a piece of cloth is scattered by hand, there are many wrinkles, so it is not easy to recover in time. Although cotton cloth has wrinkles, it is lighter than artificial cotton.

6. The strength of man-made cotton cloth is lower than that of cotton cloth, especially in wet environment, the fastness of man-made cotton cloth is poor. When drawing silk from the edge of cloth, it is easier to break than cotton silk.

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