rayon

     

Rayon is a manufacture regenerated cellulosic fiber. Rayon is produced from naturally occurring polymers and therefore it is not a truly synthetic fiber, nor is it a natural fiber. It is known by the names viscose rayon and art silk in the textile industry.

Trivia about rayon

  • Count Hilaire de Chardonnet is considered the father of this regenerated cellulose fiber
  • 1883 saw the debut of alloy steel & 1884 this first synthetic fiber
  • In 1891 Hilaire Chardonnet began producing this first manmade fiber, sometimes called chardonnet silk

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