Development of Unconventional Fabric from Banana (Musa Acuminata) Fibre for Industrial Uses

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.

摘要

香蕉纤维是从香蕉植物（Musa acuminata）的假茎中提取的一种未被充分利用的纤维素类韧皮纤维.本研究旨在探讨利用生物废弃物纤维原料生产针刺非织造布的可行性，以供增值及多种用途.优化了全香蕉、香蕉黄麻（1：1）和香蕉聚丙烯（1：1）共混针刺非织造布的机械加工工艺，提出了工艺参数.为了更好地加工香蕉纤维，对香蕉纤维进行了软化处理.建议采用1%非离子洗涤剂在水中煮沸作为软化的预处理.对上述试样进行了拉伸、断裂伸长、初始模量、断裂能、应力松弛、蠕变、压缩性、压缩回复性、弯曲载荷、电绝缘、隔热、隔音、透气性和摩擦力的评价和分析.基于这些特性，建议作为隔热（热和声音）和过滤材料使用.

KEYWORDS:

• Banana fiber
• needle punched nonwoven
• softening
• process
• optimization
• properties

关键词:

• 香蕉纤维
• 针刺非织造布
• 软化
• 过程
• 优化
• 性质

Acknowledgments

Authors are grateful to Dr D Nag, Director, NIRJAFT and Dr G Bose, Head, M P Division for providing all facilities for carry out this work. They are also thankful to Mr S Porel for assisting in technical works.