Handbook of Fiber Chemistry

High Technology Fibers. Vol. 3, Marcel Dekker, Inc, New York, NY, 1996. Lewin, M. Handbook of Fiber Chemistry. Marcel Dekker, Inc, New York, NY. 1998. 

Handbook of Fiber Chemistry Second Edition, Revised and Expanded, edited by Menachem Lewin and Eli M. Pearce... 

The material was previously published in the Handbook of Fiber Chemistry, Third Edition Taylor Francis 2007. 

This was published originally as a chapter in the Handbook of Fiber Chemistry, Third Edition. Because of particular interest in the new revised and expanded Cotton Fiber chapter, it is also now being published as a separate book. Why does this complex carbohydrate cotton get so much attention Cotton s many unique properties have made it useful as a textile fiber for over 5000 years. It is the most imporotant natural textile fiber used in spinning to produce apparel, home furnishings and industrial products—about 40% of all textile fiber consumed in the world. Annually, there is over 25 million metric tons of cotton produced in about 80 countries in the world and it is one of the lead crops to be genetically engineered. 

K.L. Hatch, Textile Science, West Publishing Co., Minneapolis/St Paul, 1993. M. Lewin and E.M. Pearce (eds), Handbook of Fiber Chemistry, 2nd edn, Marcel Dekker, New York, 1998. 

V. Gabara, J. D. Hartzler, K.-S. Lee, D. J. Rodini, and H. H. Yang. Aramid fibers. In M. Lewin, editor. Handbook of Fiber Chemistry, volume 16 of International Fiber Science and Technology Series, chapter 13, pages 975-1029. CRC Taylor Francis, 3rd edition, 2007. 

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