Synthetic fibres : nylon, polyester, acrylic, polyolefin
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Synthetic fibres : nylon, polyester, acrylic, polyolefin
（Woodhead Publishing Limited series on fibres / edited by J.E. McIntyre）（Woodhead Publishing in textiles）
Woodhead , CRC, c2005
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Published in association with The Textile Institute
Includes bibliographical references and index
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: CRC ISBN 9780849325922
Description
Synthetic fibres account for about half of all fibre usage, with applications in every field of fibre and textile technology. Although many classes of fibre based on synthetic polymers have been evaluated as potentially valuable commercial products, four of them - nylon, polyester, acrylic and polyolefin - dominate the market. These four account for approximately 98% by volume of synthetic fibre production, with polyester alone accounting for around 60%. ??
Synthetic Fibres: Nylon, Polyester, Acrylic, Polyolefin provides a brief history of the early evaluations that led to this situation, then looks in detail at the development and present status of each class in four substantial chapters. Synthesis of chemical intermediates, polymerisation methods, fibre spinning and orientation technology, texturing techniques, production of microfibres, and chemical variants, e.g. for modified dyeability, are considered in detail. This comprehensive and accessible book will appeal to textile technologists in industrial and academic research, chemical and synthetic fibre suppliers, and yarn and fabric manufacturers.
Table of Contents
Historical background?J E McIntyre, Professor Emeritus of Textile Industries, University of Leeds, UK?Introduction? - Fibres from chain-growth polymers? - Fibres from step-growth polymers? - Elastomeric fibres? - Overview: nylon, acrylic, polyester and polypropylene? - References
Nylon fibres?A F Richards, formerly Bolton Institute, Bolton, U.K.?Introduction? - Chemical structures? - Polymerisation? - Fibre production? - Fibre properties? - Fibre modification? - Colouration? - Applications? - Recycling? - References
Polyester fibres?A J East, Brooklake Polymers, USA?Introduction? - Brief history of polyesters? - PET polymer: raw materials, intermediates, polymer synthesis and polymer properites? - Cyclohexanedimethanol polyesters? - Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT)? - Polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT or PPT)? - Biodegradable polyester fibres? - Melt-spinning polyester fibres and associated processing? - Modification of polyester fibres? - Dyeing polyesters? - Bi component fibres and microfibres? - World markets, future trends and conclusion? - Acknowledgements? - References
Acrylic fibres?R Cox, Acordis Acrylic fibres, UK?Introduction? - Chemical intermediates? - Polymerisation techniques? - Fibre production techniques? - Physical properties and structure of fibres? - Chemical variants? - Fibre variants? - End-use survey? - References
Polyolefin fibres?R R Mather, Heriot-Watt University, UK?Introduction and commercial advantages and disadvantages? - Molecular configuration? - Production of polyolefins? - Polyolefin structures? - Fibre production Additives? - Colouration of polyolefin fibres? - Properties of PP and PE fibres Hard-elastic fibres? - Processing-structure-property relationships? - Applications? - Recycling? - Future trends? - Conclusion? - Acknowledgment? - References
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: Woodhead ISBN 9781855735880
Description
Synthetic fibres account for about half of all fibre usage, with applications in every field of fibre and textile technology. Although many classes of fibre based on synthetic polymers have been evaluated as potentially valuable commercial products, four of them - nylon, polyester, acrylic and polyolefin - dominate the market. These four account for approximately 98% by volume of synthetic fibre production, with polyester alone accounting for around 60%.Synthetic fibres: nylon, polyester, acrylic, polyolefin provides a brief history of the early evaluations that led to this situation, then looks in detail at the development and present status of each class in four substantial chapters. Synthesis of chemical intermediates, polymerisation methods, fibre spinning and orientation technology, texturing techniques, production of microfibres, and chemical variants, e.g. for modified dyeability, are considered in detail. This comprehensive and accessible book will appeal to textile technologists in industrial and academic research, chemical and synthetic fibre suppliers, and yarn and fabric manufacturers.
Table of Contents
- Historical introduction
- Nylon fibres
- Polyester fibres
- Acrylic fibres
- Polyolefin fibres.
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