Development of Unconventional Fabric from Banana (Musa Acuminata) Fibre for Industrial Uses. Issue 8 (2nd August 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sengupta, Surajit; Debnath, Sanjoy; Ghosh, Papai; Mustafa, Izhar
• Is Part Of: Journal of natural fibers. Volume 17:Issue 8(2020)
• Page Start: 1212
• Page End: 1224
• Publication Date: 2020-08-02
• Subjects: Banana fiber -- needle punched nonwoven -- softening -- process -- optimization -- properties; 香蕉纤维 -- 针刺非织造布 -- 软化 -- 过程 -- 优化 -- 性质; Textile research -- Periodicals; Textile research; Periodicals; 677.005
• DOI: 10.1080/15440478.2018.1558153
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1544-0478

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Banana fiber is a lingo-cellulosic under-exploited bast fiber, which obtained from the pseudo-stem of banana plant ( Musa acuminata) . In this study, an attempt has been made to explore the possibility of production of needle-punched nonwoven from fibrous material of biowaste for value addition and diversified uses. Mechanical processing for preparation of all banana, banana-jute (1:1), and banana-polypropylene (1:1) blended needle punched nonwoven has been optimized and processing parameters have been suggested. Softening treatment of banana fibre has been done successfully for better processing. Boiling in water with 1% nonionic detergent has been suggested as pre-processing for softening. Tenacity, elongation-at-break, initial modulus, breaking energy, stress relaxation, creep, compressibility, recovery-from-compression, bending load, electrical insulation, thermal insulation, sound insulation, air permeability, and frictional force have been evaluated and analyzed for all the above-mentioned samples. Based on those properties the probable use has been suggested as insulation (thermal and sound) and filter material.