Annual cotton production exceeds 25 million metric tons and accounts for more than 40 percent of the textile fiber consumed worldwide. A key textile fiber for over 5000 years, this complex carbohydrate is also one of the leading crops to benefit from genetic engineering. Cotton Fiber Chemistry and Technology offers a modern examination of co

Wakelyn, Phillip J.; Bertoniere, Noelie R.; French, Alfred D.; Thibodeaux, Devron P.; Triplett, Barbara A.; Rousselle, Marie-Alice; Goynes, Jr.; Edwards, J. Vincent; Hunter, Lawrance; McAlister, David D.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF COTTON BIOSYNTHESIS OF COTTON CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF COTTON SOLVENTS FOR COTTON STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF COTTON Structure Overview Cellulose Molecule-Constitution and Molecular Weight Distributions Three-Dimensional Structures of Cellulose Molecules, Crystallites, and Fibers Crystal and Microfibrillar Structure by Chemical Methods CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF COTTON Swelling Etherification Esterification Degradation Weather Resistance Enzymatic Modification Corona Dyeing PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF COTTON Maturity and Fineness Tensile Strength Elongation, Elasticity, Stiffness, Resilience, Toughness, and Rigidity Electrical Properties Advanced Fiber Information System COTTON FIBER CLASSIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION U.S. Classification System Classification Systems of Some Countries Other Than the United States Impact and Future of HVI Systems PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, MARKETS, AND APPLICATIONS Production, Consumption, and Markets Applications Future Trends ENVIRONMENTAL, WORKPLACE, AND CONSUMER CONSIDERATIONS Environment Workplace Consumer References