Chemical Spinning

1. Preparing a viscous or syrupy dope (polymer / spinning solution) 2. Extruding the dope through a spinneret to form a fiber. 3. Solidifying the fiber by coagulation, evaporation, or cooling.

1. Preparing a viscous or syrupy dope (polymer / spinning solution)

2. Extruding the dope through a spinneret to form a fiber.

3. Solidifying the fiber by coagulation, evaporation, or cooling.

Dry Spinning Melt Spinning Wet Spinning

There are three major types of manufacturing Synthetic Fibers: a. Wet spinning

b. Dry spinning
c. Melt spinning

 Polymer is dissolved by chemicals. Fiber is spun into chemical bath. Fiber solidifies when coagulated by bath.

 Polymer chips are dissolved by solvent Fiber is spun into warm water Fiber solidifies by evaporation of the solvent

MELT SPINNING

 Polymer chips are melted in autoclave.

Fiber is spun out into the air.

Fiber solidifies on cooling