Cotton Fibers

Combination of ozone and ultrasound in pretreatment of cotton fabrics prior to natural dyeing

“…Pretreatment of the cotton fibers is required to remove natural and human-induced impurities (Wakelyn et al, 2007). Conventional pretreatment processes such as desizing, scouring, bleaching and mercerization for cotton fabrics consume enormous amounts of energy, water and chemicals (Min and Huang, 1999).…”

Natural Plant Fibers: Production, Processing, Properties and Their Sustainability Parameters

“…Sea Island, Egyptian Giza, Pima, and so on are long staple fibers, whereas the varieties of cotton usually grown in Asian countries are short staple fibers. Cotton fibers having good strength characteristics are considered as good quality cotton for practical applications [10][11][12][13][14][15]. Table 2 provides the gradation of cotton fiber according to various quality characteristics [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22].…”

Synthesis of twisted ribbon-like carbon, carbon microtubes and carbon rod from mercerized cotton fiber

“…The primary and secondary walls of CtF consist of a number of microfibrils wrapped around the fiber axis. The lumen, which is located in the center of the secondary wall, is a hollow channel that carries nutrients for growth [3]. A cotton fiber has natural twists along its entire length; these are called convolutions.…”