Viscose rayon raw materials
Viscose Rayon raw materials and flow chart :
The main element of viscose rayon is cellulose. Regenerated cellulose fiber is from below mentioned raw material.
1. Wood
2. Seed hair
3. Bast
4. Grasses
5. Leaf
6. Bamboo
Most of cases wood used to make rayon and wood is available in every country of the world. Elements of wood are below :
a)Cellulose : 40-50%
b)Lignin: 20-30%
c)Hemi-cellulose : 10-30%
d)Polysaccharide: slightly
From the above elements, we need to sort cellulose and can use it to make fiber.
Viscose rayon raw materials are cotton linters, Bamboo pulp, wood pulp etc. Viscose rayon preparation flow chart is as below :
Raw materials
Purification of cellulose
Conditioning of wood pulp
Steeping
Shredding or cutting
Aging
Churning
Mixing or dissolving process
Blending and filtration
Ripening
Spinning
Winding