New Trend Reveals: Rise of Environmentally Friendly Cotton Yarn in Textile Industry

     At present, the global economic development is undergoing major changes, the global trade environment continues to deteriorate, carbon emissions continue to increase, and the textile industry is facing unprecedented pressure. In the face of complex and serious situations, the textile industry is actively seeking solutions.

     The concept of environmental protection textile has been for a long time. With the enhancement of people's awareness of environmental protection, "green, low carbon, recycling" will become a new trend in the development of the textile industry. Green cycle means taking sustainable development as the core concept and being responsible for the environment. Low-carbon cycle refers to the integration of environmental factors into the production and consumption process, so that various components and resources in the product can be reasonably utilized to reduce resource consumption and environmental pollution.

     1、 Low carbon yarn

     Low-carbon yarn refers to reducing unnecessary fiber loss and carbon emission during spinning. Specifically, low-carbon yarn should have the following characteristics:

     High quality: Low-carbon yarn requires high fiber strength, short length, stable size and uniform yarn structure during spinning.

     Low energy consumption: Low-carbon yarn requires advanced spinning process, which can reduce energy consumption and improve spinning efficiency through automation technology.

     Low-cost: Low-carbon yarn requires reasonable product design to reduce energy consumption during yarn processing and use.

     High efficiency: the raw material of low-carbon yarn is required to use recycled fiber to increase the proportion of renewable fiber and reduce carbon emission.

     No pollution: the production process of low-carbon yarn is required to be free of pollution and emission, which is beneficial to reducing carbon emission.

     2、 Green fibre fibre

     Green fiber refers to the fiber that is harmless to the environment and human health and does not produce pollution during production, use and waste. It is a new material conforming to the sustainable development strategy. It is beneficial to human body, environment and society and has high utilization value in product development. Green fiber can be divided into natural fiber, regenerated fiber, bio-based fiber, bamboo carbon fiber, etc.

     3、 Degradable fibre, degradable fibre

     The degradable fiber refers to the degradable fiber produced by the method of biosynthesis. It takes a long time for these fibers to degrade in nature, so they do not cause pollution to the ecological environment. These degradable fibers include polylactic acid, polycaprolactone, etc.

Polylactic acid is a natural macromolecular material and can be easily degraded in natural environment. In addition, it has good biocompatibility and biodegradability, and can be decomposed into water and carbon dioxide in nature.

     Polyethylene glycol is a kind of polymer material with good performance, which has the characteristics of high strength, high temperature resistance, heat resistance and impact resistance. It is widely used in various textile, garment and daily necessities.

     4、 Reclaimed fibre fibre

     Recycled fiber refers to reclaimed fibers recovered from waste textiles, waste silk, waste cotton, etc., such as reclaimed polyester staple fibers made from cotton felts, waste fabrics, waste clothes, etc; Reclaimed polyester filaments made from waste textiles; Recycled polyester filament made from waste plastic products, etc. Recycled fibers include natural fibers and synthetic fibers, which can be divided into staple fibers, filaments and cloth. Recycled fiber has a wide range of applications, which can not only be used for the production of living articles, such as toilet paper, sanitary supplies, etc., but also for the production of industrial raw materials, such as polyester staple fiber and polyethylene fiber, polyester filament, etc.

     5、 Plant based fibre

     Vegetable fiber is a kind of natural fiber made from plants through chemical processing. It can be natural cellulose, lignin, protein, etc. It is a renewable biomass resource.

     Vegetable based fiber has good biodegradability. Compared with traditional textile, there is no need to use petrochemical products and petrochemical products in the production process, reducing environmental pollution. Furthermore, plant based fibre is a renewable resource that does not result in greenhouse gas emissions or environmental impacts.

Vegetable based fibers mainly include flax, hemp, silk, bamboo pulp fiber, cotton pulp fiber, etc. Flax: The biodegradability of flax fiber is worse than that of wool, and the fiber is rough, so it is not suitable for making high-end clothing fabrics. However, flax fiber has good moisture absorption and air permeability, which can be made into various high-end clothing fabrics, and it also has natural antibacterial, deodorization and other functions.

     Hemp: Hemp fiber has very good physical properties, high strength, large elasticity, good hygroscopicity and not easy to deform. The fabric made of hemp fiber is soft and smooth, which is the best raw material for making high-end clothing.

     Silk: The silk fiber is thin and smooth, with good moisture absorption, and the made fabric is soft and comfortable, which can be made into high-grade clothing fabrics. In addition, mulberry silk has good antibacterial property.

     Bamboo pulp fiber is a new renewable plant-based fiber made from cellulose extracted from bamboo. Bamboo pulp fiber has a very strong hygroscopic property, and has a certain acid, alkali and salt resistance; Bamboo pulp fiber is a new type of green and environmental friendly fabric with good mechanical property and moisture absorption.

     Cotton pulp fiber is the cellulose fiber formed by chemical modification after cotton lint is bleached. It has the advantages of moisture absorption, air permeability and not easy to deform; Cotton pulp fibres can be developed for a variety of different functions, applications and styles.

     Cotton pile: cotton pile is processed by bleaching and dyeing with cotton pile as raw material. It has good moisture absorption and heat preservation, and is an important raw material for manufacturing winter clothing and home textile products.

     Silk: Silk is a kind of natural protein fiber, with excellent moisture absorption, air permeability and antistatic property, suitable for making high-end fashion fabrics. Silk is a natural protein fiber and contains no harmful ingredients to human body; Silk can be used to manufacture silk quilt, silk quilt and other warm keeping products; Silk can also be used to manufacture high-grade female underwear, swimming suit and other close clothing and children's clothing; In addition, silk can also be processed into high-end cosmetics and high-end textiles.