Introduction: Basic definitions related to textile fibres, Classification of textile fibres, Essential & desirable properties of textile fibres, Advantages & disadvantages of Natural and Manmade fibres, Concepts of Molecular weight, Degree of polymerization, Orientation and Crystallinity, Characteristics of fibre forming polymer.
Cotton: Cultivation and harvesting, Varieties of cotton, Chemical and morphological structure, Physical and chemical properties of cotton fibre, Formation of hydrocellulose and oxy-cellulose. Jute: Cultivation, Retting and extraction process, Chemical and morphological structure, Physical and chemical properties of jute fibre.
Wool: Types of wool and it’s grading, Chemical and morphological structure, Physical & chemical properties of wool fibre. Silk: Types of silk and its production, Chemical and morphological structure of silk, Silk weighting, Degumming of silk, Physical & chemical properties of silk.
Introduction to Melt Spinning, Chemistry of production of Polyester fibre, Chemistry of production of Nylon 6 and Nylon 66 fibre.
Introduction to Solution Spinning, Chemistry of production of Viscose fibre, Chemistry of production of Poly-Acylonitrile fibre, Introduction to spandex and lyocell fibre.
After completion of the course student will be able to:
This subject is on page 7 of the original AKTU PDF.
