This document classifies fibers into natural and manufactured types and further categorizes them by length and size. It discusses natural fibers like cotton, kapok, bast fibers including flax, jute, and ramie, and animal fibers such as silk, wool, and specialty hair fibers. Manufactured fibers include regenerated cellulosic fibers like viscose rayon and acetate, protein fibers like azlon and casein, mineral fibers like glass and ceramic, synthetic fibers like polyester and nylon, inorganic fibers, high performance fibers such as aramid and carbon, as well as rare eco-friendly fibers. The recycling process of PET bottles into staple fibers or chips is also outlined.

4. “FIBER” OR “TEXTILE FIBER”

5. Classification of fibers can be
done by:
• Type (Natural and manufactured)
• Length (Short staple, long staple, continuous
filament)
• Size (Ultra fine, fine, regular, course)

7. COTTON
NATURAL FIBRE

8. COTTON PLANT

9. COTTON

10. KAPOK FIBRE

11. VEGETABLE FIBRES
 Bastfibres
 Linen or Flax(raw and bleached) and Ramie
 Jute, Hemp

12. BAST FIBRE
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13. JUTE FIBRE
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14. RAMIE FIBRE

15. HEMP FIBRE

16. ANIMAL FIBRES
• Animal fibers are natural fibers that consist largely of
proteins such as silk, hair/fur, wool and feathers.
• The most commonly used type of animal fiber is hair.
They canbe classified further as
Hair Fibres(Staple) Secretion Fibres
(Filament)
Wool
Speciality hairfibres
(angora, Cashmere, Mohair)
Silk
Spider Silk
(Insectfibre)

17. SILK FIBRE

20. WOOL Fiber

22. MINERAL FIBRE

23. MAN MADE

25. REGENERATED FIBRES
 Cellulosic –Cotton linters and wood pulp
Viscose rayon, Cupra-ammonium,Cellulose
Acetate (secondary and triacetate),Polynosic,
High Wet Modulus(HWM)
 Protein –Caseinfibre from milk
Azlon fibre from corn and soyabean

26. Viscose Rayon
Natural man made fiber
Cellulosic fibers

27. Non Cellulosic Man made fibres:
Protein:
•Azlon Fibre from Soya and Corn
•Casein of Milk
•Ground nut
From other Sources:
Mineral: Glass, Ceramic and Graphite
Metallic Fibres: By mining and refining of metals like
silver, gold, aluminum and steel.
Rubber Fibres: Sap tapped from the rubber tree.
( Fibre forming polymer is
either natural or synthetic)

28. Azlon Fibre
Ground nut fiber

29. RAYON

30. MAN MADE SYNTHETIC FIBRE

31. POLYESTER

32. NYLON

33. I norganic Fibres
 Glass–Silicasand, lime stone and
other minerals
 Ceramic –Alumina,Silica
 Graphite fibres -Carbon
 Metallic fibres-Aluminium, silver, gold
and stainlesssteel
Silver Gold

34. HIGH PERFORMANCE FIBRES
• Aramid fibres
– Nomex
– Kevlar
• Carbon fibres
• Boron fibre
• Glass fibre
• Ceramic fibres
• Metallic fibres

35. GLASS FIBRE

36. Microfiber

37. RA RE ECO FRIENDLY FIBRES

38. PET Bottle Recycling Process
Bottles Flakes
De-polymerization
Re-polymerization
Yarn Staple fiber Chips

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