5 Questions
What is the minimum percentage of acrylonitrile monomer required for a fiber to be called 'acrylic' in the US?
85%
What are typical comonomers used in acrylic fibers?
Vinyl acetate or methyl acrylate
Which company created the first acrylic fibers and trademarked them under the name Orlon?
DuPont
What is modacrylic, a modified acrylic fiber, required to contain at least and at most in terms of acrylonitrile content?
35% and 85%
How is the polymer for acrylic fiber formed?
By free-radical polymerization in aqueous suspension
Learn about the history and composition of acrylic fibers, synthetic fibers made from a polymer with a high percentage of acrylonitrile monomer. Discover the development and trademark of acrylic fibers by DuPont.
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