Extraction and Characterization of Natural Fiber from Furcraea Foetida Leaves as an Alternative Material for Textile Applications

ABSTRACT

This paper reported the process of extraction and characterization of the properties of natural fiber from the leaves of the Furcraea foetida plant. The water retting method was used to extract the fiber. The fiber properties obtained were used to analyze the ability of fiber to be spun into yarn for textile application. A bundle of Furcraea foetida fibers consist of many individual fibers. The longitudinal view of the fiber cells show up as long cylindrical tubes and the cross-section of fibers were an irregular, polygonal shape. The tensile strength of the Furcraea foetida fibers was 3 g/denier. The elongation at break of the Furcraea foetida fibers was 8.61%. The fineness of the Furcraea foetida fibers was 8.3 tex. The average fiber length was 70.8 cm. The Furcraea foetida fibers were hygroscopic fibers with 8.48% moisture regain. The coefficient of friction of the Furcraea Foetida fibers was 0.053. The properties of the fiber showed that the Furcraea foetida fiber has potential to be spun into yarn. Natural fibers from the leaves of the Furcraea foetida plant could be used as an alternative material for textile application.

摘要

本文报道了从蕨菜叶中提取天然纤维的方法，并对其性质进行了研究. 采用水脱胶法提取纤维. 利用获得的纤维性能分析了纤维纺成纱用于纺织的能力. 一束糠秕纤维由许多单独的纤维组成. 纤维细胞的纵切面呈长圆柱状，纤维横截面呈不规则的多边形. 纤维的拉伸强度为3g/旦. 纤维的断裂伸长率为13.67%. 该纤维的细度为8.3tex. 平均纤维长度为70.8cm. 糠秕纤维为吸湿性纤维，回潮率为8.48%. 其摩擦系数为0.053. 结果表明，该纤维具有纺成纱的潜力. 从羊角蕨植物的叶子中提取的天然纤维可以作为纺织应用的替代材料.

KEYWORDS:

• Furcraea foetida
• leaf fiber
• extraction
• fiber properties

关键词:;:

• 赤眼蜂
• 叶纤维
• 提取
• 纤维特性