Polyester

Background

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Polyester is used in the manufacture of many products, including clothing, home furnishings,Silicone Bracelet, computer and recording tapes, and electrical insulation.Big Silicone Bag. It does not absorb moisture, but does absorb oil;Rabbit Silicone Wallet-, soil-, and fire-Silicone Wallet With A Heart Shape. Its low absorbency also makes it naturally resistant to stains.Silicone Gifts,Silicone Fresh-Keeping Bag.Silicone Coaster, and not damaged by mildew.Silicone Placemat, nonallergenic insulator, so the material is used for filling pillows, quilting, outerwear, and sleeping bags.

History

In 1926,Silicone Cake Mould-based E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.Silicone Soap Dish. This early research, headed by W.H. Carothers,Silicone Gloves, 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,Bow Silicone Cup Lid. The company conducted some further developmental work, and in 1951, began to market the fiber under the name Dacron.Flower Silicone Lid,Silicone Lid Can Contain Spoon. 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.Fruit Silicone Cup Lid, though PCDT is more elastic and resilient. PCDT is suited to the heavier consumer uses, such as draperies and furniture coverings.Square Silica Gel Ice Cube.

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,Heart-shaped Silicone Ice Cube. In this process, ethylene is the polymer, the chemical building block of polyester,Silicone Ice Lattice For Making Balls.

The Manufacturing
Process

Polyester is manufactured by one of several methods.6 Well Silicone Cake Mold. The four basic forms are filament,Werewolf Kill Pop It-werewolf It, tow, and fiberfill. In the filament form,Oversized Page Pop It, producing smooth-Double Chessboard Fidget.Ice Cream Fidget, filaments are cut to short,Silicone Daily Necessities.PPR FITTINGS MADE IN CHINA. 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.PPR BRASS FITTING.

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-PPR FITTINGS,PPR Double Female Elbow, is extruded through a slot to form long ribbons.

Drying

• 3 After the polyester emerges from polymerization,Pert Pipe. 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.Pex-a Evoh Pipes, which are usually round,Pex-A Pipe. The number of holes in the spinneret determines the size of the yarn,PPR Copper Coupler.
• 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,PPR Copper Reducer. 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,PPR Copper Elbow 90°.
• PPR Copper Elbow 45°,PPR Copper Reduction Tee. Also,PPR Copper Female Tee,PPR Copper Male Tee.

Winding

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

PPR Copper Female Socket

PPR Copper Fittings, 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,PPR Male Adapter. The rope-Elbow with Female Coupling.

Drawing tow

• 1 Newly-Under Plaster Group.Double Female Elbow.

Crimping

• 2 Drawn tow is then fed into compression boxes,PPR Pipe Clip, at a rate of 9-15 crimps per inch (3-6 per cm).PPR Female Union.

Setting

• 3 After the tow is crimped, it is heated at 212-302°F (100-150°C)PPR Female Threaded Union.Plastic Union.

Cutting

• 4 Following heat setting,PPR Handle Wheel Stop Valves. 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)PERT Stop Valve.PPR Radiator Stop Valve 180°, such ascarpet,polyester filaments are cut into 6 inch (15 cm)PPR Type Y Stop Valve.

The Future

PPR Stop Valve,PPR Plastic Ball Valve 32mm's fastest-growing fiber.PPR Plastic Ball Valve 40mm. 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,PPR Fiber Glass Composite Pipes Sdr6 S2.5 Pn25, was introduced to the public in 1991. More luxurious and versatile than traditional polyester,high tensile strength pure gum rubber sheet. Clothing designers such as Mary McFadden have created a line of clothes using this new form of polyester.Silicone CG Brown - 50A, a superfiber material used to make bulletproof vests. This type of polyester may eventually be used as composite materials for cars and airplanes.