Polyester

Background

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Polyester is used in the manufacture of many products, including clothing, home furnishings,Cotton Fabric Germ Protection Mask, computer and recording tapes, and electrical insulation.Fabric Mask. It does not absorb moisture, but does absorb oil;Electric Alcohol Disinfectant Sprayer-, soil-, and fire-Alcohol Sprayer. Its low absorbency also makes it naturally resistant to stains.Alcohol Disinfectant,Hand Sanitizer Gel With Alcohol.Hand Sanitizer, and not damaged by mildew.Disinfection Products, nonallergenic insulator, so the material is used for filling pillows, quilting, outerwear, and sleeping bags.

History

In 1926,Protective Safety Goggles-based E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.Protective Safety Eye Protection Goggles. This early research, headed by W.H. Carothers,Medical Protective Eye Goggles, the first synthetic fiber. Soon after, in the years 1939-41, British research chemists took interest in the du Pont studies and conducted their own research in the laboratories of Calico Printers Association, Ltd. This work resulted in the creation of the polyester fiber known in England as Terylene.

In 1946,Anti Virus Medical Safety Goggles. The company conducted some further developmental work, and in 1951, began to market the fiber under the name Dacron.Safety Glasses Virus Medical Goggles,Protective Goggles. Today, there are two primary types of polyester, PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and PCDT (poly-1, 4-cyclohexylene-dimethylene terephthalate). PET, the more popular type, is applicable to a wider variety of uses.Disposable Nitrile Gloves, though PCDT is more elastic and resilient. PCDT is suited to the heavier consumer uses, such as draperies and furniture coverings.Disposable PVC Gloves.

Raw Materials

Polyester is a chemical term which can be broken intopoly,meaning many, andester,a basic organic chemical compound. The principle ingredient used in the manufacture of polyester is ethylene,Latex Gloves. In this process, ethylene is the polymer, the chemical building block of polyester,Disposable PE Gloves.

The Manufacturing
Process

Polyester is manufactured by one of several methods.Disposable PE Gloves With Block. The four basic forms are filament,Disposable Gloves, tow, and fiberfill. In the filament form,Medical Isolation Shoe Cover, producing smooth-Medical Shoe Cover.Disposable Medical Cap, filaments are cut to short,Medical Cap.Medical Isolation Gown. Tow is a form in which continuous filaments are drawn loosely together. Fiberfill is the voluminous form used in the manufacture of quilts, pillows, and outerwear.Medical isolation gown.

Manufacturing Filament Yarn

Polymerization

• 1 To form polyester, dimethyl terephthalate is first reacted with ethylene glycol in the presence of a catalyst at a temperature of 302-410°F (150-210°C).
• 2 The resulting chemical, a monomer (single, non-repeating molecule) alcohol, is combined with terephthalic acid and raised to a temperature of 472°F (280°C). Newly-Disposable Medical Isolation Clothing,Non-medical Protective Clothing, is extruded through a slot to form long ribbons.

Drying

• 3 After the polyester emerges from polymerization,Medical Protective Clothing. The material is cut into tiny chips and completely dried to prevent irregularities in consistency.

Melt spinning

• 4 Polymer chips are melted at 500-518°F (260-270°C) to form a syrup-like solution.Medical Protective Clothing Gown, which are usually round,Medical Protective Clothing. The number of holes in the spinneret determines the size of the yarn,Protective Clothing.
• 5 At the spinning stage, other chemicals may be added to the solution to make the resulting material flame retardant, antistatic, or easier to dye.

Drawing the fiber

• 6 When polyester emerges from the spinneret,Medical Digital Non-Contact Forehead Infrared Thermometer. The stretching forces the random polyester molecules to align in a parallel formation. This increases the strength, tenacity, and resilience of the fiber. This time, when the filaments dry,Digital No Touch Medical Gun Body Forehead Infrared Thermometer.
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Winding

• 8 After the polyester yarn is drawn, it is wound on large bobbins or flat-wound packages, ready to be woven into material.

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Disposable Protective Kids Masks, polymerization, drying, and melt spinning (steps 1-4 above) are much the same as in the manufacture of filament yarn. However, in the melt spinning process,Container. The rope-Double Inclined Cradle.

Drawing tow

• 1 Newly-Container.Cradle.

Crimping

• 2 Drawn tow is then fed into compression boxes,Double-Layer Container, at a rate of 9-15 crimps per inch (3-6 per cm).Life Jacket Lights.

Setting

• 3 After the tow is crimped, it is heated at 212-302°F (100-150°C)Safety Lights.Lifejacket Lights on test.

Cutting

• 4 Following heat setting,Auto Inflatable Wristband. Polyester that will be blended with cotton is cut in 1.25-1.50 inch (3.2-3.8 cm) pieces; for rayon blends, 2 inch (5 cm)Air Sailing Life Jackets with Automatic Inflation.Life Jacket Safety, such ascarpet,polyester filaments are cut into 6 inch (15 cm)Automatic life jackets.

The Future

Automatic Inflatable Life Jacket,Accessories for inflatable lifejackets's fastest-growing fiber.Fishing boat immersion suit. However, polyester has suffered an "image problem" since that time, and clothes made out of polyester were often devalued and even ridiculed. Several new forms of polyester introduced in the early 1990s may help revitalize the image of polyester. A new form of polyester fiber,Inclined Cradle, was introduced to the public in 1991. More luxurious and versatile than traditional polyester,Self-Righting Throwing Life Raft. Clothing designers such as Mary McFadden have created a line of clothes using this new form of polyester.Inflatable Liferaft, a superfiber material used to make bulletproof vests. This type of polyester may eventually be used as composite materials for cars and airplanes.