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SOLID CONTINUOUS FILAMENT ACETATE [2 records]

Record 1 2022-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Synthetic Fabrics
DEF

The process in which a solution of the fiber-forming substance is extruded in a continuous stream into a heated chamber to remove the solvent, leaving the solid filament, as in manufacture of acetate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
DEF

[Procédé par lequel] la matière textile sous forme de collodion (matière textile et solvant) est passée aux filières qui sont situées dans une chambre d'évaporation chauffée [où] les brins abandonnent leur solvant et se solidifient.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de hilados (Textiles)
  • Tejidos sintéticos
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Record 2 2000-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Synthetic Fabrics
CONT

acetate fiber: ... The resultant product, cellulose acetate flake, is precipitated ... and dissolved in acetone to prepare the spinning solution. After filtration, the highly viscous solution is extruded through spinnerets into a column of warm air in which the acetone is evaporated, leaving solid continuous filaments of cellulose acetate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques

Spanish

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