Comparing to some other fibers,the mechanical andsome physical properties of banana fiber,constituent ofbanana fiber have been studied in this paper,mean-while,for improving some characteristics of banana fi-ber,the c...Comparing to some other fibers,the mechanical andsome physical properties of banana fiber,constituent ofbanana fiber have been studied in this paper,mean-while,for improving some characteristics of banana fi-ber,the chemical treatments were used to modify the fi-ber.The results show that the coarse and brittle bananafiber,will be difficult to process in traditional spinningsystem.展开更多
The demand for natural fibers has always been high due to their unique characteristics like strength, lightweight, availability, bio-degradability, etc. In every phase of life, from clothing to technical textiles, nat...The demand for natural fibers has always been high due to their unique characteristics like strength, lightweight, availability, bio-degradability, etc. In every phase of life, from clothing to technical textiles, natural fibers are used. Water absorption of fibers is considered really important in many aspects, e.g., Sportech, Medtech, Geotech, etc. This work analyses water absorption of raw and alkali-treated cotton, arecas, pineapple leaves, and banana fibers. Fibers were scoured with different concentrations of alkali (2, 4, 6 gm/L NaOH), washed and neutralized with the dilute acetic acid solution, then dried. Later on, the fiber samples were immersed into distilled water, and water absorption percentages of the fibers were determined every 10 minutes within 1 hour in total. It appeared that at untreated conditions, the areca fiber has the highest water absorption capacity compared to the other fibers. Alkali-treated cotton shows the highest water absorption, and areca fibers show approximately 60% water absorption of cotton.展开更多
文摘Comparing to some other fibers,the mechanical andsome physical properties of banana fiber,constituent ofbanana fiber have been studied in this paper,mean-while,for improving some characteristics of banana fi-ber,the chemical treatments were used to modify the fi-ber.The results show that the coarse and brittle bananafiber,will be difficult to process in traditional spinningsystem.
文摘The demand for natural fibers has always been high due to their unique characteristics like strength, lightweight, availability, bio-degradability, etc. In every phase of life, from clothing to technical textiles, natural fibers are used. Water absorption of fibers is considered really important in many aspects, e.g., Sportech, Medtech, Geotech, etc. This work analyses water absorption of raw and alkali-treated cotton, arecas, pineapple leaves, and banana fibers. Fibers were scoured with different concentrations of alkali (2, 4, 6 gm/L NaOH), washed and neutralized with the dilute acetic acid solution, then dried. Later on, the fiber samples were immersed into distilled water, and water absorption percentages of the fibers were determined every 10 minutes within 1 hour in total. It appeared that at untreated conditions, the areca fiber has the highest water absorption capacity compared to the other fibers. Alkali-treated cotton shows the highest water absorption, and areca fibers show approximately 60% water absorption of cotton.
