Difference between revisions of "Cellulose fiber"
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Cellulose fibers are obtained from: | Cellulose fibers are obtained from: | ||
− | - seed hairs: [ | + | - seed hairs: [[cotton]], [[kapok]], [[coir]], |
− | - leaves: [ | + | - leaves: [[abaca]], [[agave]], [[henequen]], [[sisal]], [[istle]], [[banana]] |
− | - stems: [ | + | - stems: [[flax]], [[hemp]], [[jute]], [[kenaf]], [[ramie]], [[straw]], [[bamboo]], [[grass]] |
− | - trees: [ | + | - trees:[[hardwood]], [[softwood]], [[bark]] |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == |
Revision as of 18:01, 12 January 2014
Description
A class of natural fibers obtained from plants. Cellulose fibers have been used since ancient times for making clothing, ropes, thread, and paper.
Cellulose fibers are obtained from:
- seed hairs: Cotton, Kapok, Coir,
- leaves: Abaca, Agave, Henequen, Sisal, Istle, Banana
- stems: Flax, Hemp, Jute, Kenaf, Ramie, Straw, Bamboo, Grass
- trees:Hardwood, Softwood, Bark
Synonyms and Related Terms
natural fiber; plant fibers; vegetable fibers; fibras de celulosa (Esp.); cellulose vezel (Ned);
Other Properties
Approximate cellulose content: cotton (98%); ramie (86%); hemp (65%); jute (58%); deciduous woods (41-42%); confierous woods (41-44%); cornstalks (43%); wheat straw (42%).
Comparisons
Authority
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980
- E.J.LaBarre, Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Paper and Paper-making, Swets & Zeitlinger, Amsterdam, 1969
- Bernard Toale, The Art of Papermaking, Davis Publications, Portland OR, 1983
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_fiber (Accessed Jan. 15, 2006)