Introduction
Polyester and viscose fabric The abbreviation of the ingredients is T/R, R is Rayon, which means viscose, so isn’t Visose also viscose?
How to distinguish between Modal and Tencel? Let me tell you slowly!
1. They all belong to regenerated cellulose fibers:
Regenerated cellulose fibers are made of cotton linters, wood, and bamboo. , sugarcane bagasse, reed and other natural cellulose are used as raw materials and are chemically and mechanically processed.
Among chemical fibers, viscose, Modal, Lyocell, Triacetate, Polynosik Fiber (Polynosic), cupro fiber (Cupro) and bamboo fiber belong to the category of regenerated cellulose fiber.
(Table 1)
2. Viscose and Rayon:
First of all, what needs to be made clear is: Viscose and Rayon both represent viscose fiber, there is no difference. In some places, ViscoseRayon is also used to represent viscose fiber.
In Europe, Viscose is used for ISO standards, while Rayon is used by the American FTC, and later it also recognized ISO’s Vicose.
In China, in order to distinguish viscose filament from staple fiber, some people use Viscose to refer to filament, which is called “rayon”, and Rayon to refer to staple fiber. Called “artificial cotton”.
(We can call it the first generation of viscose fiber)
3. Modal:
Modal is a regenerated cellulose fiber with high wet modulus (HWM). (See the second category in Table 1)
In the early 1940s, Japan successfully developed high-humidity modulus viscose short fiber, called “Toramomen tiger kapok”, and China This kind of fiber was also produced in 1965 and was named “Fuqiang Fiber”, or “Fuqiang” for short. This fiber overcomes the fatal shortcomings of viscose fiber and its performance is close to that of cotton fiber. In the early 1950s, high wet modulus viscose fiber achieved industrial production.
The most famous one is the Austrian company Lenzing. They named the high wet modulus regenerated cellulose fiber LenzingModal. Later, the term Modal was also established. Synonymous with high wet modulus viscose fiber, the fiber classification of Modal is now included in the ISO standard, and Modal can be used to identify it on textile hangtags.
(We can call it the second generation of viscose fiber)
4. Tencel and Lyocell:
Tencel is the brand name of Lyocell fiber produced by the British Acocdis company. It is registered in China as “Tencel” in Chinese. The Austrian Lenzing company’s Lyocell fiber is named: Lenzing-Lyocell.
In 2004, the Austrian company Lenzing acquired the Tencel subsidiary of Acordis. Therefore, Tencel also became Lenzing’s trademark.
Lyocell fiber is a high-strength regenerated cellulose fiber. (See the third category in Table 1) Officially named by the International Man-Made and Synthetic Fibers Committee in 1989. The US FTC has classified Lyocell as a category under viscose fiber that can be used in the labeling of textiles.
(We can call it the third generation of viscose fiber)
5. Extended reading:
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