Investigation on the spinability of fine areca fiber

Abstract

Betel nut is one of the important fruits cultivated in tropical parts of the world. It generates a huge quantity of husk, which is a source of areca fiber. Both fine and coarse fibers are available in the husk. Different properties of fine areca fiber have been analyzed for qualifying its ability to convert into spun yarn. Fine areca fiber has good physical properties in terms of length, water absorption, maturity which makes it suitable for spinning. However, in case of strength and fineness it showed ordinary value compared to cotton fiber. Areca/cotton 50:50 blend 48 tex ring and rotor yarn has been produced and yarns showed tenacity 7.1cN/tex and 6.88 cN/tex accompanied by 6.81% and 6.35% elongation, respectively. The water absorption of areca/cotton blend yarn showed 4.8 times higher value than 100% cotton yarn.

Keywords:

• Areca fiber
• fiber properties
• spin ability
• spinning limit

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.