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Most stop-leak products consist of small pieces of natural fibers (vegetable or inorganic). Before considering the use of any particular stop-leak preparation, its suitability and also compatibility with the coolant in use should be known. The solids in stop-leak compounds may result in plugging or excessive deposit formation in the cooling system. 

Fibers for commercial and domestic use are broadly classified as natural or synthetic. The natural fibers are vegetable, animal, or mineral ia origin. Vegetable fibers, as the name implies, are derived from plants. The principal chemical component ia plants is cellulose, and therefore they are also referred to as ceUulosic fibers. The fibers are usually bound by a natural phenoHc polymer, lignin, which also is frequentiy present ia the cell wall of the fiber thus vegetable fibers are also often referred to as lignocellulosic fibers, except for cotton which does not contain lignin. 

Textile. Textile bags are made from natural fibers such as cotton and burlap (see Fibers, vegetable). Burlap or Hessian cloth is woven from jute fibers. Because the supply of jute and, consequendy, its price have been uncertain for many years, textile bags gradually have been replaced by various combinations of textile components with plastic or paper, multiwaH paper bags, or plastic bags (see Textiles). 

The first fibers used by humans were probably those that occur naturally as tissues or excretions of either vegetables or animals (see Table 87). At much later times, after metals had been discovered, humans also learned to manufacture - from some of the ductile metals, mainly gold, silver, and their alloys - thin filaments (not fibers, however), which have since been used to decorate textile fabrics. It was only during the twentieth century, after synthetic plastics were discovered, that it became possible to make artificial human made fibers. The great majority of the natural fibers, such as cotton and wool, occur as staple fibers, short fibers whose length is measured in centimeters. Silk is different from all other natural fibers in that it occurs as extremely long and continuous filaments several hundred meters long. 

Natural fibers may be of animal, vegetable, or mineral origin. Although the annual production of vegetable fibers outweighs that of animal or mineral fibers, all have long been useful to humans. 

Numerous fibrous products are used as fillers in plastics materials. Fibers are generally divided into natural and man-made fibers. The natural fibers belong to three groups vegetable, animal, and mineral fibers. Natural mineral fibers were... 

Although natural fibers are usually classified according to their origin as animal or vegetable, chemists generally think of them from the viewpoint of their chemical nature as protein or cellulosic. The mineral kingdom also produces an important fiber—asbestos —which has had Incited use in the textile field because of processing difficulties. 

Try to get as much natural fiber as possible from salad or vegetables, while staying within the 30g carb target. 

Dark-colored fruits and vegetables not only serve as the best source of natural fiber, minerals, and vitamins—some of which are essential constituents of the en2ymes that synthesize neurotransmitters—but they also provide antioxidants that bathe your brain cells and other cells. For every day that you don t get at least five portions of fruits and vegetables, take a multivitamin. Most brain-critical vitamins are water soluble, meaning you don t store them up for rainy days when you don t get enough. Rather you pee them out on the sunny days when you get more than you need. 

A. K. Bledzki, S. Reihmane, and J. Gassan, Properties and modification methods for vegetable fibers for natural fiber composites, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 59 (1998) 1329-1336. 

Some of the other materials used by early human beings as adhesives are now called beeswax, rosin, rubber, shellac, sulfur, tar, and vegetable gums. Later, as people developed bows and arrows, it was found that feathers fastened to an arrow shaft helped to stabilize the arrow s flight. The same sticky or heat-softened materials soon supplemented the use of natural fibers to attach the feathers. 

Fiber, ramie A strong natural fiber of vegetable origin, sometimes used as a filler or reinforcing material providing high shock resistance and strength. 

Biagiotti, J., Puglia, D., and Kenny Jose, M. A Review on Natural Fibre-Based composites-Part I Structure, Processing and Properties of vegetable Fibres, J. Nat. Fibers, 1(2), 37-68, 2004 Italicized data from McGovern, J.N. Fibers, vegetable. In Polymers— Fibers and Textiles. A compendium. University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 1990. 

Biagiotti, J. Puglia, D. Kenny, Jose M. A review on natural fibre-based composites-Part I structure, processing and properties of vegetable fibres. Journal of Natural Fibers, 2004, Vol. 1 Issue 2, pp. 37-68. 

Thus, the use of renewable materials declined significantly over time, mainly due to the extremely low prices for petrochemical resources. Currently, approximately 96% of aU organic chemical substances are based on fossil resources. Nevertheless, a substantial number of industries are still based on renewable raw materials (RRMs). StiU half of the fibers used in the textile industry are natural materials (cotton, wool, flax) and the oleochemical industry satisfies sodely s daily hygienic needs for soaps with detergents that are based on vegetable oils. The building industry continues to use natural fibers for construction insulation purposes. 

In natural fiber identification for animal fibers, careful microscopic observation to assess the following components is important one is the medulla, its structure, continuity, cuticular thickness, and the distribution and color of pigments other important features are those of scales, such as its pattern, shape, margins, and changes. For vegetable fiber identification, polarizing microscopic analysis is also useful for example, fibers that have a Z-type spiral are differentiated from those with S-type spirals. 

In addition, fibers are classified according to their origin into natural and man-made fibers. Natural fibers can come from vegetable, animal, or mineral sources. Man-made fibers include regenerated and completely synthesized fibers. 

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