THE FIBER OF CELLULOSE
Cellulose is the principal constituent of plants. Cotton, for example, is formed from cellulose, wax, fats and pectins. Therefore, cellulose-based fibers are ‘natural’ fibers. The cellulose-based fiber that forms the primary material of the Fiber Freak wick is man-made. The final product sits in between natural and synthetic fibers.
The natural fiber used by Fiber Freaks is made from wood. This renewable material is particularly interesting from an environmental perspective when – as is the case for us – it comes from a sustainably-managed forest. The final fiber product gets its performance from its wood origin and its purity following its modification by us.
THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS
The fiber we use comes from a process called Lyocell, which extracts the cellulose using an organic enzyme, NMMO (N-Methylmorpholine.
N-oxide). The advantage of this is that 98% of the can be recovered after use, allowing for a ‘closed-loop’ process.
In addition to its purity, the fiber resulting from this process is much less polluting than most natural fibers, which require large areas of agricultural land and a large amount of water..
THE TRANSFORMATION
We modify the primary material in partnership with a university laboratory, which gives us access to expertize within engineering, research as well as access to manufacturing infrastructures. Our production line has been adapted and fine-tuned with vaping, and the necessary performance for vaporization specifically in mind. Therefore we have designed it so as to offer several wick densities covering all the ways that systems are currently used on the market. No lubricating oils and no products are added during the modification, and the wick is sterilized before being packages. Completely air-tight bags allow for high-quality conservation, avoiding all degradation from bacterial attack.
