Natural Fibers
Organic							Inorganic
Plant				Animal			Rock	Metal
Seed	Bast	Leaf	Fruit	Hair	Wool	Silk	Rock	Metal
Cotton (CO)	Flax (LI)	Abaca (AB)	Coconut (CC)	Camel (WK)	Wool (WO)	Silk (SE)	Asbestos (AS)	Metal (MTF)
Kapok ()	Hemp (HA)			Alpaca (WP)		Tussah (ST)
Akund()	Jute (JU)			Lama (WL)
	Bamboo (BAM)			Angora Mohair (WM)
				Cashmere (WS)
				Horse Hair (HS)
				Angora Rabbit (WA)

Synthetic Fibers
Organic				Inorganic
Natural			Synthetic
Cellulose Origin	Protein Origin
Cellulose Origin	From Plant	From Animals
Viscose (CV)	Soybean (SPF)	Casein ()	Acylic (PAN)	Glass (GF)
Modal (MD)	Alginate (ALG)	Polylactic Acid (PLA)	Polyethylene (PE)	Carbon (CF)
Lyocell (CLY)	Corn ()		Polypropylene (PP)	Ceramic (GEF)
	Peanut ()		Polyester (PET)
			Modacrylic (MAC)
			Elasthane (EL)
			Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
			Polyamide 6 (PA 6)
			Polyamide 6.6 (PA 6.6)
			Aramide (AR)

Polylactic Acid

General
It is a thermoplastic polymer which is in the group of aliphatic polyesters.
It is obtained by rich in starch plant sources such as corn, sugar cane and wheat.

Applications
It is used for;
Fabrics
Household textiles
Sewing yarns
Floor mats
Edible packaging
Disposable containers
Electronic device cases
Disposable protective clothes

Functions
The surface of fiber is smooth. The specific gravity of fibers 1.25 g/cm³.

Specifications
Brittle
Biodegradable
Compostable
Insoluble in water
Easy to dye

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