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Why is silk cotton a more environment friendly fiber than silk?
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∙ 10y ago
Cotton is significantly more environmentally impactful than silk. (Cotton is less environmentally friendly than silk)The drawbacks of cotton are:
- the amount of land required to supply the worlds needs which reduces the land for food farming
- cotton requires large amounts of irrigation water
- cotton requires continuous applications of herbicides, pesticides and fertilizer
- cotton transformation into fabric is water intensive
- No part of the plant is edible
The environmental impacts of silk are minimal:
- the silkworm eats mulberry leaves which are hardy requiring little pesticide herbicides or water
- the silkworm itself is highly bred so it cannot survive or exist in nature
- the dead larva can be consumed as food (Beondegi - Korea)
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 15y agoSatin is smoother than silk!!! Satin is smoother than silk!!!
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∙ 13y agoBecause cotton needs to be made into threads where-as silk is made by a worm which is unraveled from it cocoon all thread-like
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∙ 7y agoTo get the silk we have to kill the silk worms. Killing animals is considered harmful to the environment. Cotton is plucked from the tree, without harming the tree.
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∙ 12y agoYes.
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How does the manufacturing synthetic fiber affect the cotton?
Simple. If more synthetic fiber is used less cotton will be needed
What materials use cotton fiber?
Cotton fibre is useful in the fabrication of textiles, sleeping platforms and bedding materials, and more.
What is the cotton?
The Cotton Gin was a machine that quickly and easily separates the cottonseeds from cotton fiber. It helped farmers make more money and made cotton production so much easier.
What is Friendly's?
Eco-friendly refers to living in a way that is less harmful to the environment and more friendly to the environment.
What invention made cotton more profitable for the south?
The Cotton Gin. It allowed for mechanical separation of the cotton fibers from cotton seeds, which radically increased the amount of cotton fiber able to be processed in a single day.
What is the cotton gin?
The Cotton Gin was a machine that quickly and easily separates the cottonseeds from cotton fiber. It helped farmers make more money and made cotton production so much easier.
Is mercerized cotton less absorbent than cotton?
No. Mercerized cotton is more absorbant. Mercerising results in the swelling of the cell wall of the cotton fibre. This increases the surface area and reflectance, giving the fiber a softer feel and, if the fiber is held under tension, producing a shiny surface. Due to the increased surface area, mercerised cotton will absorb 7-8% more than unmercerised cotton. The process was originally developed to make cotton more readily absorb dye.
What is eco friendly?
Eco-friendly refers to living in a way that is less harmful to the environment and more friendly to the environment.
What is the gin?
The Cotton Gin was a machine that quickly and easily separates the cottonseeds from cotton fiber. It helped farmers make more money and made cotton production so much easier.
What is the advantage to use plastic instead of metal?
it is more environment friendly
What are the benefits of blending a cotton fiber and a polyester fiber for producing shirts?
Cotton is very comfortable but costs considerably more than polyester. Polyester is quite cheap, but it's not very comfortable. Combining the two results in a fabric that is not as expensive as pure cotton but not as uncomfortable as pure polyester.
What are advantages of cotton fiber?
it softer and more confer and some fabric's are cheep but can cause brake outs to some
