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Visaflush, A range of specialist fibres environmentally approved for the global oil industry

Precision Cut Viscose Rayon 28.00 decitex

Precision Cut Natural Fibres

Product overview

Precision Cut Viscose Rayon 28.00 decitex

Goonvean Fibres recognised that synthetic non-biodegradable fibres posed an environmental challenge in this unique application, the answer was Visaflush®.

Visaflush® is a viscose fibre that is designed to sweep vertical and horizontal wells and enhance carrying capacity. It has North Sea Enviromental approval following extensive trials with one of the world leaders in oil exploration making it a globally accepted 100% biodegradable enviromental solution.

VisaFlush® can be mixed in all types of drilling fluids to aid general hole cleaning and removing metal cuttings generated during milling operations.

Product variants

Product code Cut length (mm) Melting point (degC) Colour    
V12 (28D) 12.00 Chars above 240 White / Ecru

 

Typical characteristics

Fibre Tensile Strength Dry: 1.8-2.2 cN/dtex.
Wet: 0.9-1.2 cN/dtex.
Absorbency Fibre will rapidly absorb water into its structure to approx. 50% of weight
Density 1.51 g cm-3
Melting Point Non-thermoplastic but will char at over 240 DegC
Alkali Resistance Limited.
Acid Resistance Poor
Oxidising Agents Poor Resistance
Organic Solvents Good Resistance
Biological Resistance Poor - 100% biodegradable

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