Editing Rayon (section)

== Related materials ==
Related materials are not regenerated cellulose, but [[ester]]s of cellulose.<ref>{{Ullmann |last1=Balser |first1=Klaus |last2=Hoppe |first2=Lutz |last3=Eicher |first3=Theo |last4=Wandel |first4=Martin |last5=Astheimer |first5=Hans-Joachim |last6=Steinmeier |first6=Hans |last7=Allen |first7=John M. |date=2004 |doi=10.1002/14356007.a05_419.pub2 |title=Cellulose Esters |isbn=978-3-527-30385-4 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Urbanski |first=Tadeusz |date=1965 |title=Chemistry and Technology of Explosives |publisher=Pergamon Press |location=Oxford |volume=1 |pages=20–21 }}</ref>

[[Nitrocellulose]] is a derivative of cellulose that is soluble in organic solvents. It is mainly used as an explosive or as a [[lacquer]]. Many early plastics, including [[celluloid]], were made from nitrocellulose.

[[Cellulose acetate]] shares many traits with viscose rayon and was formerly considered the same textile. However, rayon resists heat, while acetate is prone to melting. Acetate must be laundered with care either by hand-washing or dry cleaning, and acetate garments disintegrate when heated in a [[tumble dryer]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Centeno |first=Antonio |date=21 September 2010 |url=https://www.realmenrealstyle.com/rayon-acetate-synthetics-menswear/ |title=Synthetic Fabrics and Menswear – Rayon and Acetate |website=Real Men Real Style |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105094921/http://www.realmenrealstyle.com/rayon-acetate-synthetics-menswear/ |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fabriclink.com/university/acetate.cfm|title=Fiber Characteristics: Acetate |website=Fabric Link |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925164412/http://www.fabriclink.com/university/acetate.cfm |archive-date=September 25, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> The two fabrics are now required to be listed distinctly on USA garment labels.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1893&dat=19520212&id=MsgiAAAAIBAJ&pg=4809,4203421 |title=Rayon and Acetate Fabrics to be Separately Labelled in Future |date=February 12, 1952 |newspaper=[[The Southeast Missourian]] |access-date=December 25, 2013 }}</ref>

[[Cellophane]] is generally made by the viscose process, but dried into sheets instead of fibers.