Papers by Keyword: Rayon

Abstract: The cellulose-based hydrogel was successfully prepared from rayon fiber residue obtained from the fiber manufacturing industry. By chemical means, the hydrogel was simply prepared at an ambient temperature by mixing rayon with carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) in NaOH/urea solution with epichlorohydrin (ECH) as a crosslinking agent. Rayon cellulose was used for stabilizing of hydrogel structure, providing a dimensional stability to the hydrogel whereas CMC acted as a porogen, widening the pore size within the hydrogel structure while swelling in water. With increasing CMC content, the percent water uptake of the hydrogel was increased but the structural stability was impaired. The prepared rayon cellulose/CMC hydrogel could take up more than 200% water within 60 minutes with an appropriate rayon cellulose-to-CMC ratio of 1:1 providing an ultimate balance between percent water uptake and the structural stability of the hydrogel. Its percent water uptake was as high as 285% to its initial dry weight.

Abstract: For fabrics, the diversification and superior of the properties and the styles can be achieved by blending fibers. To keep up with the demand of the market, PTT, PLA and Rayon were selected as the materials and 10 kinds of PTT/PLA/Rayon blended fabrics with different fiber content were designed and woven. And then the wearabilities of the fabrics were tested respectively. At last, fuzzy evaluation wad used to discuss the affection of the blended ratio on the fabric’s wearability. The results show that various kinds of wearabilities of the fabric are the best when the blending ratio is PTT/ PLA/Rayon 40/30/30.

Abstract: The importance of recovering and valorising the residues generated by industrialized societies is mainly due to the environmental impact that such residues may cause. In this connection, scrap tires constitute a major source of pollution. In the recent years large amounts of scrap tires have been recycled in order to recover the metals contained in this residue. Tires have also been grinded and the small particles produced have found different applications. In addition to metals and rubber particles, reinforcing fibers are also produced in the recycling process of scrap tires. As a previous step for the valorisation of this third constituent of waste tires, a characterization of such fibers is strongly recommended. Thermal analysis techniques make it possible to identify the fibers through the thermal transitions that may take place. Usually, such transitions result mainly in cotton and rayon. Furthermore, the combination of pyrolysis, gas chromatography and mass spectrometry techniques corroborates the identification of several compounds derived from the decomposition of the fibers as well as some materials used in the preparation of tires.