Description
Kapok Fibre
Kapok is a fluffy, silky yellowish
fiber, similar in feel to milkweed or down.Kapok is similar to
cotton in that both fibres are found around the plant seeds, rather
than extracted from the stem or leaves.Individual fibres are 1.2 to
3.6 (0.*7 to 1.*1 inches)long, averaging 1.9cm (0.*8 inch), Kapok
is a moisture-resistant, quick-drying, resilient, and buoyant
fibre. Typical analyses indicate that the Kapok fibers comprise *4%
cellulose, *3% lignin and *3% pentosan.The hollow core makes kapok
very light, 8 times lighter than cotton by volume. Kapok is chiefly
cultivated in Asia; the kapok fibre important product of
Pakistan.
Kapok
Fibre Uses
Kapok Fibre has been used in spinning for knitting and weaving,
Kapok is also used as stuffing for pillows, cushions, zafu and
upholstery, as insulation material, and as a substitute for
absorbent cotton in surgery. The Kapok Fibre has been used in life
preservers and other water-safety equipment. During the war, kapok
was employed for insulating tanks, for lining aviation suits, for
filling floats of army assault-bridges, and generally for replacing
cork wherever lightness, moisture-resistance and floating power
were needed. Kapok also used to fill life
jackets.
Kapok Fibre
Material � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � **0%
Kapok Fibre
Quality � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �Super
Fine
Average length � � � � � � � � � � � 2.5cm
(0.*8 inch)
Mic � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �
2.*2
Average Linear Density � � � � � �
0.**4tex
Moist � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �
�0.*4
Average Diameter � � � � � � � � �
�*0.5�m
Mat � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �
�0.*2
Moisture Regain � � � � � � � � � �
�*0%
Packing � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Bales,
Fabric Bags
Use � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �
�Spinning/Knitting, Filling, Insulation
Material
Place of Origin � � � � � � � � � � �
�Pakistan
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