Difference between revisions of "Cellulose fiber"

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Cellulose fibers are obtained from:  
 
Cellulose fibers are obtained from:  
  
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- seed hairs: [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cotton cotton], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=kapok kapok], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=coir coir],  
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- seed hairs: [[cotton]], [[kapok]], [[coir]],  
  
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- leaves: [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=abaca abaca], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=agave agave], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=henequen henequen], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sisal sisal], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=istle istle], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=banana banana]  
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- leaves: [[abaca]], [[agave]], [[henequen]], [[sisal]], [[istle]], [[banana]]  
  
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- stems: [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=flax flax], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=hemp hemp], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=jute jute], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=kenaf kenaf], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ramie ramie], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=straw straw], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=bamboo bamboo], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=grass grass]  
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- stems: [[flax]], [[hemp]], [[jute]], [[kenaf]], [[ramie]], [[straw]], [[bamboo]], [[grass]]  
  
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- trees: [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=hardwood hardwood], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=softwood softwood], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=bark bark]
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- trees:[[hardwood]], [[softwood]], [[bark]]
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

Revision as of 19:01, 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

Properties of Natural Fibers


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

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