Volume : VI, Issue : IV, April - 2017

THE EFFECT OF ALKALI TREATMENT ON THE PROPERTIES OF NENDRAN BANANA FIBRE

Thomas Ruby Mariamma, Dr. Ancy Thomas

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 Alkalisation at room temperature was carried out with four concentrations of NaOH on banana fies to study the degumming efficiency and fie properties. Fie characterization was done and properties such as linear density and tenacity were tested.SEM micrographs showed the fie surface of the treated fie to be rough thus indicating a possibility of cohesiveness between fies for yarn spinning. FTIR spectrum and the increasing weight loss percentage proved the digestion of hemicelluloses and lignin at 3% NaOH concentration producing good degumming efficiency. Strength and linear density of the treated banana fie decreased as the concentration of the alkali increased.

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Thomas Ruby Mariamma, Dr. Ancy Thomas, THE EFFECT OF ALKALI TREATMENT ON THE PROPERTIES OF NENDRAN BANANA FIBRE, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : VOLUME-6 | ISSUE-4 | APRIL‾2017

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