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Record 1 2004-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Secondary Fibres (Textile)
DEF

[The] fibres of generated cellulose obtained by the cuprammonium process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fibres textiles secondaires
DEF

Fibre artificielle dite «secondaire» [...] de cellulose régénérée obtenue par le procédé cupro-ammoniacal.

OBS

[Cette fibre] a une analogie de comportement comparable à celui de la viscose [...] Le cupro a un aspect sphérique et présente une surface lisse régulière. [Il] brûle en dégageant une odeur ammoniacale. [Il] était connu au départ sous le nom de «soie Bemberg». Le cupro sert principalement à la fabrication de doublures.

Spanish

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