Fibrous raw material of bamboo origin with improved fibrillation and spinnability

Abstract

For making use of the natural biomass, the textile features of the bamboo fibres were optimized. Since lignin content of the fibres is responsible for its textile properties, the alkali-treated bamboo fibres were bleached with peracetic acid that resulted into the desired removal of lignin content of the fibres. As evident from the scanning electron microscopic images, the morphology of the fibres was much improved over the control samples. The resulting fibre possesses desirable tenacity, colouring properties and strength. Overall, an improved method for chemical treatment of bamboo fibres is developed so that this natural biomass is used for textile purpose.

Keywords:

• Bamboo fibres
• lignin content
• fibrillation
• bleaching
• alkali treatment

Acknowledgments

Dr. Sanyog Sharma from Department of Chemistry, GNDU, Amritsar, is acknowledged for XRD studies. Authors thank Khanna Paper Mills, Amritsar, for determining the lignin content of treated fibres.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.