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Environmentally Friendly Lyocell Fibers

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Natural Fibers, Plastics and Composites

Abstract

Regenerated cellulosic fibers, such as viscose, modal and lyocell, combine the advantages of natural and synthetic fibers and offer unique properties in textile and nonwoven applications. Their production is feasible under environmentally friendly and essentially pollution-free manufacturing conditions. The viscose production line at Lenzing AG, Austria, which is based on dissolution of cellulose, is a simple and intrinsically clean route to regenerated fibers. The fiber products are presented, including recent developments of specialty fibers.

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  1. Dept. Research and Development, Lenzing AG, A-4860, Lenzing, Austria

    K. Christian Schuster, Josef Schmidtbauer & Heinrich Firgo

  2. MFE Department, Lohmann & Rauscher, D-56567, Neuwied, Germany

    Christian Rohrer

  3. Marketing Department, Lenzing AG, A-4860, Lenzing, Austria

    Dieter Eichinger

  4. Christian Doppler Labor für Chemie Cellulosischer Fasern und Textilien, Dornbirn, Austria

    Peter Aldred

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Schuster, K.C., Rohrer, C., Eichinger, D., Schmidtbauer, J., Aldred, P., Firgo, H. (2004). Environmentally Friendly Lyocell Fibers. In: Wallenberger, F.T., Weston, N.E. (eds) Natural Fibers, Plastics and Composites. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9050-1_9

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