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ARDIL [1 record]

Record 1 2006-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Synthetic Fabrics
DEF

A vegetable protein fibre, the starting materials being ground nuts.

CONT

The future for wool must also depends on development in the synthetic fibre field. I refer specifically to the newer man made fibres ... and the proteins fibres ardil and micara.

OBS

The skin on the nuts is removed and the proteins are isolated by dissolving nut-meal in diluted alkali. This solution is extruded into a coagulating bath containing a solution of sodium sulphate and hydrochloric acid, and the filaments collected. A subsequent process of hardening is necessary, in a bath containing a saturated saline solution and hydrochloric acid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
DEF

Fibre de protéines régénérées faite à partir d'arachides [dont] les caractéristiques [...] sont très semblables à celles des fibres de laine [et qui] ont [...] été utilisées dans des matières en mélange avec de la laine, du coton ou de la rayonne.

CONT

Teinture en noir Campêche sur fibre artificielle ardil.

OBS

L'ardil est la fibre d'arachide.

Spanish

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