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| − | '''Rayon''' is an artificial textile material manufactured from [[cellulose]], primarily from [[wood]] fiber. Rayon fiber has many uses, including textiles for clothing.<ref>http://www.britannica.com/topic/rayon-textile-fibre</ref> | + | '''Rayon''' is an artificial [[silk]] [[textile]] material manufactured from [[cellulose]], primarily from [[wood]] fiber. Rayon fiber has many uses, including textiles for [[clothing]].<ref>http://www.britannica.com/topic/rayon-textile-fibre</ref> |
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| + | In 1855, [[Swiss]] chemist Georges Audemars developed the first artificial silk using [[mulberry]] [[bark]] pulp and gummy [[rubber]]. Then, in 1884, the [[French]] [[chemist]] Hilaire de Charbonnet, patented Chardonnay silk, which was a closer replica. However, Chardonnay silk was found to be very flammable, and was taken off the market. Then in 1894, [[British]] inventors Charles Cross, Edward Bevan, and Clayton Beadle, patented viscose rayon, which proved to be better fabric. It also was safe and practical to produce, which is more than could be said for the past methods. At last, Avtex Fibers Incorporated began commercially producing this artificial [[silk]] (viscose rayon) in the United States in 1910. The term Rayon was first put to general use in 1924. <ref>http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blfabric.htm#swiss</ref> | ||
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Rayon is an artificial silk textile material manufactured from cellulose, primarily from wood fiber. Rayon fiber has many uses, including textiles for clothing.[1]
History
In 1855, Swiss chemist Georges Audemars developed the first artificial silk using mulberry bark pulp and gummy rubber. Then, in 1884, the French chemist Hilaire de Charbonnet, patented Chardonnay silk, which was a closer replica. However, Chardonnay silk was found to be very flammable, and was taken off the market. Then in 1894, British inventors Charles Cross, Edward Bevan, and Clayton Beadle, patented viscose rayon, which proved to be better fabric. It also was safe and practical to produce, which is more than could be said for the past methods. At last, Avtex Fibers Incorporated began commercially producing this artificial silk (viscose rayon) in the United States in 1910. The term Rayon was first put to general use in 1924. [2]