Groundnut protein fiber
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Description
In 1935, Astbury and Chibnall suggested that vegetable protein could be dissolved in urea then extruding the solution through spinnerets into coagulating baths (Cook 1984). Groundnuts, such as peanuts or Monkey nuts, were used for the protein. The process was developed by ICI and Ardil was commercially produced from 1951 to 1957. Groundnut protein fibers were very similar in characteristics to wool. See Ardil.
Synonyms and Related Terms
groundnut protein fibre; proteïne vezel van aardnoot (Ned); Ardil [ICI];
Resources and Citations
- J.Gordon Cook, Handbook of Textile Fibres:II Man-made Fibres, Merrow Publishing Co. , Durham, England