What's the difference between lint and seed cotton?

First of all, the production process is different

1. Seed cotton production technology: Cotton fiber is directly picked from cotton plants by farmers, and it is "seed cotton" without any processing.

2. lint production process: ginning seed cotton, and the cotton fiber separated from cottonseed is called "lint".

Second, the application is different.

1. Application of seed cotton: The by-products of seed cotton also have certain uses. Seed cotton is treated by cotton gin to separate cotton fiber from cottonseed. The separated cottonseed is called wool cottonseed, which has a small amount of short fibers and high utilization value.

2. Application of lint: The cleaning of lint was only applied in China in 1990s, especially in the processing of machine-picked cotton. Because of the high impurity content of seed cotton, the cleaning of lint has become an essential link.

Extended data:

Lint was only used in China in the 1990s, especially when cotton was picked by processors. Because of the high impurity content in seed cotton, lint cleaning has become an essential link. Lint cleaning is mainly to remove impurities and defects in lint, improve the appearance and quality of lint, increase the income of cotton processing enterprises and meet the needs of textile enterprises for high-quality cotton.

Cotton processing enterprises generally use the combination of air cleaning and sawtooth cleaning to clean cotton.

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