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Acetate fibre: Textile fibres which are composed of ester cellulose are called acetate fibres. Acetate is a manufactured fibre in which the fibre forming substance is cellulose acetate. Where not less than 92% of the hydroxyl groups are acetylated the term tri acetated may be used as a generic description of the fibre. The term acetate is derived from acet and ate. The former comes from acetic acid (The acid of vinegar), whilst the latter denotes a chemical salt. Acetate means a salt of acetic acid. In organic chemistry, a salt is known as an ester. As a result acetate fibres are at times referred to as cellulose ester. There are two types of acetate fibres — I)              Acetate II)           Triacetate

Olefine : A manufactured fibre in which the fibre firming substance is any long chain synthetic polymer composed of at least 85% by weight of ethylene, propylene or other olefine units except amorphous (non  crystalline) polyolefines qualifying as Rubber. Polyolefine fibres are of two types — I)                    Polyethylene fibres. II)                 Polypropylene fibres. I)        Polyethylene fibres:  Fibres spun from polymers or copolymers of ethylene.                                                    ...

Polyamides are polymers which contain recurring amide groups as integral parts of the main polymer chain. Synthetic polyamides are made by a condensation reaction taking place between small molecules in which the linkage of molecules occurs through the formation of amide groups. Types of polyamide — •        Nylon •        Aramide Aramide : Aramide is a long chain synthetic polymer in which at least 85% of amide linkages are directly attached to two aromatic rings of a long chain synthetic polyamide. Classification: •       Kevler •       Nomex   Nylon: Nylon was the first man made organic textile fibre made wholly from raw materials from the mineral kingdom. Nylon is a manufactured fibre in which the fibre forming substance is any long chain, synthetic polyamide having recurring amide groups (-CO-NH-) as an integral part of ...

It is a manufactured synthetic fibre in which the fibre forming substance is a very long chain synthetic polymer composed of at least 85% acrylonitrile units by weight. Mod acrylic fibre: Modified polyacrylonitrilefibres are generally referred to as modacrylicfibres. The modacrylicfibres must be composed of at least 35% but not more than 85% by weight of acrylonitrile units. The remaining percentage of their respective polymer system is a polymer which makes the dyeing and printing of this fibre easier. Methylene group  – CH 2 — CH— CH 2 — CH— CH 2 — CH— CH 2 — CH— CH 2 — CH— CH 2 – CH–                  CN               CN              ...