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The Manufacture of Viscose Rayon Fibres
Author(s) -
Aitken R
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of the society of dyers and colourists
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1478-4408
pISSN - 0037-9859
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-4408.1983.tb03681.x
Subject(s) - viscose , dyeing , polymer science , polyester , pulp and paper industry , materials science , textile , cellulose fiber , carding , composite material , engineering , fiber
Robert Aitken is a principal research scientist in Courtaulds Research Division. He studied chemistry at the University of St. Andrews and graduated in 1964, when he joined the Development Fibres and Viscose Laboratory at Coventry. He has taken part in the development of a variety of viscose fibre types, including crimped, polynosic and modal fibres. Other posts have included pilot‐plant manager, managing a cigarette factory for tobacco substitute, and leading the research and development for Courtaulds' elastomeric fibre plant. He is currently working on the development of new end uses for viscose including enhanced dyeing, flame‐resistant products and non‐wovens. Although it is one of the earliest of man‐made fibres, viscose rayon remains of great interest. This is because it is made from a renewable resource, and because the fibre‐making process is so adaptable. Novel types have been made, and continue to be made, to meet the changing demands of the textile market. Recent developments include the new class of high‐strength viscose fibres with tenacities of 25 to 28 cN/tex, the super‐inflated cellulosic SI fibre which has a very high absorbency without containing any additives, the hollow circular cross‐section fibre Viloft for blending with cotton or polyester, and a new generation of enhanced‐dyeing fibres.