¿Qué es la fibra de viscosa? We'll tell you about it!
To know what viscose fibre is, we must know that vegetable fibres are of natural vegetable origin and can have two types of extraction:
1.Direct extraction from the plant itself
This would be the case of cotton, whose fibre is obtained from the seed itself, flax, whose fibre is obtained from its stalk, esparto grass, which is obtained from its leaves, or, for example, coconut, which is obtained from its fruit.
2. Indirect extraction through a chemical process
As it is not possible to obtain fibre directly from any part of the plant. In this second case, we are talking about a man-made natural fibre, which means that the base from which the fibre is extracted is of natural vegetable origin, but has been obtained through a chemical process.
This fibre is usually extracted from wood. It is crushed and macerated with a solution of water and chemical products, we turn it into a pulp or cellulose paste (cellulose is the membrane that covers plant cells and serves as a support), from which we can extract the fibre through industrial processes. The fibre we obtain after this process is commonly called VISCOSA.
Viscose fibre types
The most common viscose currently in use are, for example, the following:
Modal: cellulose obtained from the pulp of the wood of the beech tree.
Tencel or Lyocell: cellulose obtained from the wood of the eucalyptus tree.
Bamboo: cellulose obtained from the stalks of the bamboo plant.
Characteristics of viscose fibre
-Low fabric strength, especially in wet conditions
-Ease of peel formation
-Low fabric durability
-Medium antibacterial protection
-Medium/high humidity absorption
-Medium/high humidity dispersion
Extraction of soya fibre
There is another type of viscose which is made from SOYBEAN, which instead of coming from a wood cellulose, its fibre is obtained from the protein of the bean of this plant (soya belongs to the leguminous family and this bean is the seed of the plant).
The soya bean (seed), which is high in vegetable protein, is crushed and made into flour. This protein flour, through a maceration process, is transformed into a paste, which by means of a bioengineering process (methods that combine science with the most modern technology) is extracted into a textile fibre called SOYBEAN VISCOSE.
Properties of soya fibre
– High resistance of the fabric, both wet and dry
– No pelling is formed
– The durability of the fabric is very high
– High antibacterial protection
– Very high moisture absorption and dispersion with thermoregulatory effect
– Softness and hydration of the skin due to the high concentration of vegetable protein present in soybeans
These properties make ZD women’s underwear made from soy yarn extremely durable and comfortable.
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