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Synthetic Fibers from Renewable Sources

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Man-made fibers or synthetic fibers made from fossil sources possess properties superior over natural fibers such as wool, sisal, cotton, etc., due to their durability and chemical resistance. Nevertheless, the raw materials for the production of synthetic fibers are harmful to the environment or based on unsustainable processes. As a consequence man-made fibers from renewable sources have constantly gained more attention because it has been seen that they can be a good alternative for garments, disposable clothes, even fashion design. And above all, because it is possible to control their life cycle, avoiding that when they are discarded they add to the large amount of persistent waste that reaches landfills and the sea, in addition to that during the generation of the raw materials to fabricate this type of synthetic fibers, there is little or no environmental damage. The raw material that is used to generate textiles from renewable sources is obtained from plants, animals, and microorganisms, which by their very chemical nature are made up of attached atoms by chemical bonds that in certain process conditions can be broken or modified generating the material degradation. That is why it is extremely important to know the properties of these materials from renewable sources, in order to process them in the best way, in addition to being able to improve them.

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Melo-Lopez, L., Cabello-Alvarado, C.J., Andrade-Guel, M.L., Medellín-Banda, D.I., Fonseca-Florido, H.A., Ávila-Orta, C.A. (2021). Synthetic Fibers from Renewable Sources. In: Kharissova, O.V., Torres-Martínez, L.M., Kharisov, B.I. (eds) Handbook of Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites for Energy and Environmental Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36268-3_145

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