Viscose Fibres Production Video Lecture | Chemical Technology - Chemical Engineering

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textile products have become an
essential part of our daily lives their
functionality is mainly determined by
the material they are made of fibers
historically cotton flax linen and hemp
were the most commonly used fibers these
fibers all have one thing in common they
all consist of cellulose cellulose is
the organic compound most frequently
found in nature as it is the principal
component of wood more than 100 years
ago engineers found a way to extract the
cellulose from wood and form it into a
new kind of fiber known as viscose
guilhom fibers leads the world with its
capability of modifying the properties
of viscose fibers to generate various
functionalities for a broad range of
applications
the raw material for viscose is wood
pulp to guarantee that the wood comes
only from sustainably managed
plantations only pulp with FSC or PFC
certification is used by keel hime
fibers in order to produce tailor-made
fibers the wood pulp has to be dissolved
first since cellulose itself does not
dissolve in water it needs to be
modified in a first process step the
modified cellulose can now be dissolved
and forms an orange honey like liquid
this liquid is pressed through an
extrusion head into a bath of dilute
acid as it comes into contact with the
acid the dissolved cellulose regenerates
and forms of fiber at this point key
modifications such as changing the shape
and size of the cross-section or
incorporating additives can be made
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our certified internal laboratories
ensure that customer specifications and
the highest requirements for product
safety and hygiene are fulfilled
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from kill hime in Germany the fibers
start their journey to customers all
around the world every day about 25
trucks leave our plant environmental
protection is a key priority for s our
natural gas-fired power plant reaches an
efficiency of more than 90 percent twice
as much as conventional power plants
closed process loops minimize the impact
on the environment
the additional efficiency secures our
competitive position in the high-cost
country
state-of-the-art bio reactors are used
to treat the wastewater their capacity
is sufficient for a city with 150,000
residents speciality fibers from Key
Lime are used the various applications
the purity and high absorption
capability make our hygiene fibers the
an ideal choice for products like
tampons and medical textiles our short
cut fibers are used for cosmetic
products and even for fully flushable
wet wipes which have no negative impact
on wastewater systems our skin care
fibers improve the moisture management
transparency and skin fitt of sheet
masks by adding our fibers to food
filtration papers the porosity can be
controlled to achieve optimized
extraction in tea bags and coffee paths
our speciality products are also used
for various technical applications for
the production of carbon fibers
industrial filtration and automobile
interiors
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the natural origin and hi we're a
comfort make our textile fibers a
preferred material for premium apparel
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kill hime fibers leading the world in
speciality viscose fibers
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