Gore-Tex is a trade name for a breathable, waterproof, and windproof laminate added to clothing and shoe fabrics. The ultra-thin layer(membrane) is bonded with heat and pressure into a coated outer layer that blocks liquid water while allowing water vapour …
Trevira is a series of brands of functional polyester textiles, with properties built into the polyester mass itself, manufactured by Indorama Ventures. Trevira CS (Trevira Comfort and Safety) is the best-known flame-retardant polyester. Unlike fabrics that have been treated with …
Polyethene, or PE, is a type of plastic made from ethylene and extracted from oil or natural gas. PE is one of the most common types of plastic because it is inexpensive to manufacture. Its simple molecular structure, consisting of …
Plastic is made from polymers, which may be synthetic, semi-synthetic, or biobased. Plastics’ main property is their plasticity, making it easy to mould, extrude, or press into solid objects of various shapes. The versatility of plastic derived from fossil …
Polypropylene (PP), olefin fibre in the textile industry, is a type of thermoplastic polymer resin made by polymerising propylene gas, a byproduct from crude oil refining. The discovery of a stereoselective polymerization in 1954 led to the production of large-scale …
Polyethene terephthalate (PET) is one of the most used plastics in the world due to its known cost-effectiveness, durability, and lightweight properties. PET was first developed in the 1940s by British chemists John Rex Whinfield and James Tennant Dickson. Initially …
