lyocell

Because the manufacture of viscose rayon which constitutes 95 percent of the rayon currently marketed has always been a highly polluting process, the pressure of environmentalism has led to the introduction of a new rayon fiber, under the brand name Tencel and the generic name lyocell, that is now being promoted as environmentally favorable or low-impact.

HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

Because the manufacture of viscose rayon which constitutes 95 percent of the rayon currently marketed has always been a highly polluting process, the pressure of environmentalism has led to the introduction of a new rayon fiber, under the brand name Tencel and the generic name lyocell, that is now being promoted as environmentally favorable or low-impact.

HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

Because the manufacture of viscose rayon which constitutes 95 percent of the rayon currently marketed has always been a highly polluting process, the pressure of environmentalism has led to the introduction of a new rayon fiber, under the brand name Tencel and the generic name lyocell, that is now being promoted as environmentally favorable or low-impact.

HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

Because the manufacture of viscose rayon which constitutes 95 percent of the rayon currently marketed has always been a highly polluting process, the pressure of environmentalism has led to the introduction of a new rayon fiber, under the brand name Tencel and the generic name lyocell, that is now being promoted as environmentally favorable or low-impact.

HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

It turns out that Tencel is a brand name for a fiber called lyocell which is made of the cellulose found in wood pulp.

Fabulous Fabrics: PM Organics Fabrics and Lace 2008

Tencel it is also known as lyocell and is made out of wood pulp.

TreeHugger 2009

Among the many products that have already earned the label are Procter & Gamble's Gillette ProGuide Fusion razor package; Papermate mechanical pencils, made from Mirel biodegradable plastic; the Greenware line of cold cups, made from NatureWorks' plant-based Ingeo polymer; and intermediates such as Lenzing's TENCEL lyocell fiber, made from eucalyptus, and DuPont's Sorona polymer.

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This was extremely useful as many of us are familiar with eco-fibers like bamboo, hemp, organic cotton or wool, and soybean, but are less familiar with abaca, lyocell, mud silk, sasawashi, or peace silk, for example.

FUTUREFASHION: Earth Pledge Remakes Fashion Week | Inhabitat 2008

Like all rayon, lyocell is made of cellulosic polymers derived from wood pulp, which is a renewable resource that uses little fertilizer or pesticides.

HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

The so-called natural fibers (cotton, linen, silk, wool, ramie, hemp) and the cellulosic man-made fibers (rayon and lyocell) are all absorbent and hydrophilic or water-attracting.

HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005