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Biological CLR refers to fibres that can be safely composted at end of fife to return nutrients to the soil. Technical CLR refers to the synthetic products that are not biodegradable. In textiles, this is frequently the synthetic polymer-based fibres such as polyester, acrylic and nylon. Blending of the two kinds of streams is referred to by McDonough and Braungart (2002) as a monstrous hybrid , meaning that the two kinds of waste streams cannot be effectively separated for ease of recycling. In the apparel context, monstrous hybrids abound in the form of cotton/polyester, or viscose/polyester, or cotton and spandex blends. 

The beginning of the twentieth century witnessed the birth of a novel class of materials, the synthetic polymers based on monomers derived from fossil resources, but the progress associated with them was relatively slow up to the Second World War and did not affect substantially the production and scope of the naturally based counterparts. Some hybrid materials, arising from the copolymerization between both types of monomers were also developed at this stage as in the case of the first alkyd resins. Interestingly, both monomers used in the first process to synthesize nylon in the late 1930s were prepared from furfural, an industrial commodity obtained from renewable resources, in a joint venture between Quaker Oats and DuPont. 

Fiber-reinforced composites contain strong fibers embedded in a continuous phase. They form the basis of many of the advanced and space-age products. They are important because they offer strength without weight and good resistance to weathering. Typical fibers are fiberous glass, carbon-based, aromatic nylons, and polyolefins. Typical resins are polyimides, polyesters, epoxys, PF, and many synthetic polymers. Applications include biomedical, boating, aerospace and outer space, sports, automotive, and industry. 

Based on the absorption bands of leather listed in Table 3.1, it can be determined whether the tested sample is a genuine leather or synthetic polymer. However, care should be taken with the spectra of nylon, silk and wool which could have many of the absorption bands listed in Table 3.1, because they have the structures of amide bands. They can be distinguished from the genuine leather by the other three methods described in this section. 

The plastics industry and all the products made from plastics are almost entirely dependent on chemicals extracted or produced from hydrocarbons. This includes not only the familiar materials such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), epoxies, nylon, polyesters, polycarbonate. Teflon and Plexiglas, but also includes a large portion of materials made from rubber and a diverse group of other materials formulated from polymers such as tape, glue, ink, waterproofing, wax, and polishes. Virtually all the synthetic fibers used in textile products, Orion , Dacron , Nylon and polyesters are made from polymers based on hydrocarbons. 

Nylon plastics plastics based on resins composed principally of a long-chain synthetic polymeric amide that has recurring amide groups as an integral part of the main polymer chain. 

Candidates in the water-based group include the hot and liquid animal-hide glues, poly (vinyl acetate) emulsions (including the more reversible kids glue ) and other water-soluble natural or synthetic polymers (e.g., starches, natural gums, cellulose esters and ethers, soluble nylon). 

There exists a large number of other solvent-based adhesives derived from synthetic polymers that are soluble in organic solvents. For example, substituted nylons (aliphatic polyamides)—typically, N-methoxymethyl nylons—are soluble in some alcohols and alcoholic mixtures and have been used to provide solution adhesives with good rust resistance. Such soluble nylons may be compounded with many thermosetting polymers to improve their properties to yield such outstanding characteristics as their resilience and peel strength. 

It is interesting to mention that the first truly synthetic (not based on natural products) polymer material was bakelite obtained in 1907 via polycondensation of phenol and formaldehyde. This material had good dielectric properties and was used mainly as an electrical insulator. The most famous polycondensation polymer is probably nylon belonging to the class of polyamides. Other common classes of polycondensation polymers are polyesters (like polyethylene terephthalate), polysiloxanes, polycarbonates, polysulfides, polyethers and polyimides. 

Various synthetic fibers appear in clothing, upholstery, and industrial uses. They are better known by commercial names, that hide their source and composition. Quite often a blend of natural and synthetic fibers is offered. The first man-made fibers (that still are of major use) are essentially based on a modification of natural cellulose. Most common in use are rayon (viscose) and cellulose-acetate (called acetate). The oldest synthetic polymer in the textile industry is the polyamide (Nylon 6-6) developed in 1935. Currently there are many synthetic fibers, like the following ... 

Most of the fibrous waste is composed of natural and synthetic polymeric materials such as cotton, polyester, nylon, and polypropylene. The primary source of raw material for synthetic polymers is petroleum. Even for renewable natural polymers such as cotton, the production requires energy and chemicals that are based on non-renewable resources. Although the global petroleum reserve may last at least another several hundred years at the rate of current consumption, petroleum and other natural resources are non-renewable in practical terms. It is our responsibility to conserve these resources for the benefit of future generations. 

A fiber is a long, thin filament of a material. Fiber technologies are used to produce fibers from different materials that are either obtained from natural sources or produced synthetically. Natural fibers are either ceUulose-based or protein-hased, depending on their source. All cellulosic fibers come from plant sources, while protein-based fibers such as sUk and wool are exclusively from animal sources hoth fiber types are referred to as biopolymers. Synthetic fibers are manufectured from synthetic polymers, such as nylon, rayon, polyaramides, and polyesters. An... 

By 1941, as the first synthetic polymers were being converted into fibers (nylon and later polyester), regenerated cellulosic fiber production had risen to 1,250,000 ton. It continued to expand into the 1970s recording its highest ever annual output at 3,856,000 ton in 1973. Since then a steady decline has occurred as more and more end uses switch to the cheaper S5mthetic fibers based on oil valued at little more than the costs of extraction. 

Application of regression analysis, using partition coefficients, to the binding of organic compounds by synthetic polymers has been made by Hansch and Helmer. Based on prior work,their studies of the nylon and rayon binding of derivatives of aniline and acetanilide from an aqueous solution have shown that the amount of compound bound is related... 

PMMA was not the only type of polymer to be employed as a denture base material. Other synthetic polymers have also been introduced, including bakelite (phenol-formaldehyde) cellulose nitrate, nylon, epoxy resins, vinyl polymers (polyvinyl chloride and polyvinyl acetate) and polystyrene. Polycarbonates infiltrated with glass filler particles have also been used as denture based materials and, due to their filler content, have shown nine times higher impact properties than PMMA. Yet these materials have the disadvantage of more difficult molding than acrylics, since injection molding is required [97, 98]. 

The best known synthetic polyamides are the nylons. The term nylon originally was a trademark for the polyamide based on hexamethylene diamine and adipic acid (Table 17.3). Later on it became a generic term. The numerals following the name designate the number of carbon atoms in the chain between successive amide groups. The dyadic nylons have two numbers the first for the diamine and the second for the diacid. Monadic nylons such as polycaprolactam require only one number. Although they have been studied as protein models, the synthetic nylon 2 polymers have not been commercialized as fibers or plastics. While some new polymers have been introduced over the years (nylon 4, nylon 1,1, nylon 1,2), nylon 6,6 and nylon 6 have been produced for a longer time and dominate the markets for synthetic polyamides, especially as fibers. 

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