History and Uses of Nylon Fiber
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Elnailones is an artificial polymer that belongs to the group of polyamides. It is generated
formally by polycondensation of a diacid with a diamine. The number of atoms of
carbon in the chains of the amine and the acid can be indicated behind the initials of
polyamide. The most well-known, PA6.6 is therefore the formal product of the acid
butanedioicadipic acid) and thehexamethylenediamine.
For practical reasons, acid and amine are not used but rather solutions of theaminaand of thechloride
of the diacid. In the space between the two layers, the polymer is formed which can be expanded to give
the nylon thread.
A similar polymer is theperlonthat is formed by opening andpolymerizationfrom a lactam,
Generally, caprolactam. The difference lies in that in nylon the chains are
formed by polymers of the general formula ( ..-NH-C(=O)-(CH2)n-C(=O)-NH-(CH2)m-...)
while in the perlon the chains have the sequence ( ..-NH-C(=O)-(CH2)n-NH-C(=O)-
(CH2)n-...).
The discoverer of nylon (forespan) and the one who first patented it was Wallace Hume.
Carothers. Upon his death, the companyDuPonthe retained the patent. The Laboratories
DuPont, in1938they produced this strong and elastic synthetic fiber, which would partially replace
thesilkand therayon.
Nylon is an elastic and strong textile fiber; it is not attacked bymothdoes not require ironing and
it is used in the making of stockings, knit fabrics and textiles, also bristles and silks. The
molded nylon is used as a hard material in the production of various utensils, such as
mangoes of brushes, combs, etc.
With this invention, it was revolutionized in1938the stocking market, with the manufacturing of the
nylon stockings, but soon they became very difficult to find, because the following year
theUnited Statesthey entered into theWorld War IIand nylon was necessary to make
war material, such as ropes and parachutes. But before the stockings or parachutes,
The first nylon product was the toothbrush with nylon bristles. The first batches
they arrived atEuropein1945.
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History of Nylon
Nylon was the first fiber produced entirely from synthetic polymer and was characterized
for the first time in 1899. In 1929, this study was renewed by Carothers at the Company
Du Pont de Neumors. The first patent was applied for in 1931 and was published in 1936. In
July 1935, nylon 6,6 was chosen by Dupont to be introduced to the market. This
was followed by a patent application that was published in 1937. The main polyamides
illustrated in these first two patents were NYLON-6, NYLON-7, NYLON-8, NYLON-9,
NYLON-11 and NYLON-17. The first application patent for NYLON-6,6 was published in
1938.
Du Pont began experimental production of nylon in 1938 and the first commercial plant
started production in 1939 in Seaford, Delaware (USA). The first tights of
Nylons were introduced to the market in 1940 and were an immediate commercial success. In
In the U.S., a second Du Pont plant began production in 1941, a third in 1947,
a fourth in 1954, and a fifth in 1967 using an advanced spinning process
(spun). The commercial production of NYLON-6 in the U.S. began with the availability of
large-scale caprolactam, produced for the first time in 1955 by Allied Chemical
Corporation. Since then, the production of polyamide fibers has expanded.
widely around the world.
The second war helped to incorporate nylon 6,6 into clothing, bumpers, and covers.
with an indescribable impact.
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