“…It was first used to replace vegetal fibers such as hemp in cordage. However, it invaded progressively other important markets: carpets, filters including cigarette filters, geotextiles, agriculture bays, camouflage technology, disposable diapers, feminine hygiene products, surgical gowns, prosthetic meshes, and additives for concrete (Aizenshtein and Efremov, 2006;Isaeva et al, 1997;Yu et al, 2007;Goldstein, 1999;Moisidis et al, 2000;Sadiqul Islam and Das Gupta, 2016). The world consumption increased from 1 to more than 6 million tons from 1980 to 2010, with an average rate of increase about 100,000 tons per year (Qin, 2014).…”