Future of Natural Fibers, Their Coexistence and Competition with Man-Made Fibers in 21st Century

摘要

Natural fibers are very important and very useful fibers which compete and coexist together with man-made fibers especially in area of quality, sustainability and economy of their production. In this paper we present the level of production (35-40 million tons/year) contra man made fibres and special treatment of them like enzymatic, liquid ammonia, plasma, corona, and ultra sound. Natural fibres are characterised by air permeability, hygroscopicity and capability of giving up moisture, no release of substances harmful for health, no allergic effect, biodegrability and safer behaviour in fire conditions in comparison to man-made fibers.