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Title: FLAX FIBER IN TEXTILES

Author
item Foulk, Jonn

Submitted to: American Chemical Society Abstracts
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/17/2002
Publication Date: 8/22/2002
Citation: Abstracts of the 224th ACS National Meeting: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, August 18-22, Boston, MA, 2002. p.131.

Interpretive Summary: FLAX FIBER IMPARTS CERTAIN DESIRABLE PROPERTIES TO YARN AND FABRICS. MANY EVENTS IMPACT FLAX AND COTTON FIBERS, SO RESULTS FROM THESE FIBER PROPERTY TESTS MAY HELP WITH BLENDING AND FUTHER PROCESSING IN TEXTILE MILLS

Technical Abstract: REFINED, SHORT STAPLE FLAX FIBER CAN BE BLENDED WITH COTTON AND SPUN ON DRY SYSTEMS THAT ARE PREVALENT IN THE U.S. RESEARCH IS REQUIRED TO OPTIMIZE THE FIBER PROPERTIES AND THE PROCESSING SYSTEMS TO MORE EFFICIENTLY BLEND FLAX WITH COTTON. INCLUSION OF FLAX WITH COTTON PROVIDES YARN AND FABRIC PROPERTIES THAT CAN ENHANCE THE COMFORT OF TEXTILE PRODUCTS.