Viscose Process

The solvent used for this process is carbon disulfide, a toxic chemical that is a known human reproductive hazard. It can endanger factory workers and pollute the environment via air emissions and wastewater. | In this process, cellulose material (such as bamboo) is dissolved in a strong solvent to make a thick, viscous solution that is forced through a spinneret into a quenching solution where strands solidify into fiber. | This is sometimes called hydrolysis alkalization or solution spinning because the fibre is"spun" in a chemical solution. | There is more than one way to make rayon. The most common way - and the one widely used for bamboo - is called the viscose process.