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History of commercial production of Different Fibers

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sajol:
Natural Fibers     Name of Fiber                  Flax fiber     Eastiblished Date                  5000+;BC     Historical Bacground                 •   Generally considered to be the oldest natural textile fiber.
•   Fine linen was used as burial shrouds for the Egyptian pharaohs
•   Largest producer Soviet States; other large producers include Poland,
        Germany, Belgium and France. Largest exporters are Northern Ireland and Belgium.
    Name of Fiber                  Cotton fiber     Eastiblished Date                  3000+;BC     Historical Bacground                 •   Earliest use estimated between 3,000 BC to 5,000 BC.
•   Worn by Egyptians earlier than 2,500 BC.
•   Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin in 1793 revolutionized the processing of cotton.
•   The development of the power loom in 1884 brought significant improvements and variations to cotton fabrics.
•   Major producers United States, Soviet States, China and India. Lessor producers include Pakistan, Brazil, Turkey, Egypt, Mexico,Iran and Sudan.
    Name of Fiber                  Wool fiber     Eastiblished Date                  3000+;BC     Historical Bacground                 •   Used by people of the Late Stone Age,
•   There are 40 different breeds of sheep, which produce approximately 200 types of wool of varying grades.
•   Major producers include Australia, New Zealand, Soviet States, China, South Africa, and Argentina.
    Name of Fiber                  Silk fiber     Eastiblished Date                  2600+;BC     Historical Bacground                 •   Believed discovered by a Chinese princess.
•   Silk is made from two continuous filaments cemented together and used to form the cocoon of the silkworm.
•   Silk culture began about 1725 BC, sponsored by the wife of China's emperor.
•   Secrets of cultivation and fabric manufacturing were closely guarded by the Chinese for about 3,000 years.
•   There is a story that two monks smuggled seeds of the mulberry tree and silkworm eggs out of China by hiding them in their walking sticks.
•   India learned of silk culture when a Chinese princess married an Indian prince.
•   The major producer and exporter of silk is Japan.
Manmade Fibers     Name of Fiber                  Rayon fiber     Eastiblished Date                  1910     Historical Bacground                 •   The first man-made fiber.
•   The first commercial production of rayon fiber in the United States was in 1910 by the American Viscose Company.
•   By using two different chemicals and manufacturing techniques, two basic types of rayon were developed. They were viscose rayon and cuprammonium rayon.
•   Today, there are no producers of rayon in the U.S.
•   In 1884, Count Hilaire de Chardonnet made the first man made fibers from nitrocellulose. He came to be known as the 'father of rayon'.
    Name of Fiber                  Acetate     Eastiblished Date                  1924     Historical Bacground                 •   The first commercial production of acetate fiber in the United States was in 1924 by the Celanese Corporation.
    Name of Fiber                  Nylon     Eastiblished Date                  1939     Historical Bacground                 •   The first commercial production of nylon in the United States was in 1939 by the E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc. It is the second most used man-made fiber in this country, behind polyester.
    Name of Fiber                  Acrylic     Eastiblished Date                  1950     Historical Bacground                 •   The first commercial production of acrylic fiber in the United States was in 1950 by E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc.
    Name of Fiber                  Polyester     Eastiblished Date                  1953     Historical Bacground                 •   The first commercial production of polyester fiber in the United States was in 1953 by E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc.
•   Polyester is the most used man-made fiber in the U.S.
    Name of Fiber                  Triacetate     Eastiblished Date                  1954     Historical Bacground                 •   The first commercial production of triacetate fiber in the United States was in 1954 by the Celanese Corporation.
•   Domestic Triacetate production was discontinued in 1985.

    Name of Fiber                  Spandex     Eastiblished Date                  1959     Historical Bacground                 •   The first commercial production of spandex fiber in the United States was in 1959 by E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc.
•   It is an elastomeric man-made fiber (able to stretch at least 100% and snap back like natural rubber).
•   Spandex is used in filament form.
    Name of Fiber                  Polyolefin/
Polypropylene
    Eastiblished Date                  1961     Historical Bacground                 •   The first commercial production of an olefin fiber manufactured in the U.S. was by Hercules Incorporated.
•   In 1966, polyolefin was the world's first and only Nobel-Prize winning fiber.

    Name of Fiber                  Micro-fiber     Eastiblished Date                  1989     Historical Bacground                 •   The first commercial production of micro fiber in the U.S. was in 1989 by E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc. Today micro fibers are produced in a variety of synthetic fibers (i.e. polyester, nylon, acrylic, etc.)
•   The true definition of a micro fiber is a fiber that has less than one denier per filament. Micro Fiber is the thinnest, finest of all man-made fibers. It is finer than the most delicate silk.
•   To relate it to something more familiar--A human hair is more than 100 times the size of some micro fibers.
    Name of Fiber                  Lyocell     Eastiblished Date                  1993     Historical Bacground                 •   The first commercial production of lyocell in the U.S. was in 1993 by Courtaulds Fibers, under the Tencel¬ trade name.
•   Environmentally friendly, lyocell is produced from the wood pulp of trees grown specifically for this purpose. It is specially processed, using a solvent spinning technique in which the dissolving agent is recycled, reducing environmental effluents.

AAA:
I think copy of book should not be repeated here if not demanded by any student/others.

sajol:
Thank you sir for your good advice.

Tanvir Ahmed Chowdhury:
Very Informative Post.............

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