Volume : V, Issue : VI, June - 2016
Process Optimization For Bleaching Of Banana Fibers
Amrita Doshi, Prof. Anjali Karolia
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Banana is the second most important food crop grown in India. Every year around a billion tonnes of banana plant stems are thrown on roadside after harvesting of the fruit. Banana fibers are extracted from this roadside thrown biomass using Raspador machine. Being lignocellulosic in nature, banana fibers have excellent strength but are little ittle. Processing can improve certain properties of any textile fiber. Banana fibers are lustrous fiber, ranging from creamy to off–white in colour. The present study focused on optimization of bleaching recipe for banana fibers. Sodium hypochlorite, Hydrogen peroxide, and a combination of the two bleaches were studied by varying time, temperature, and concentration. Based on the testing results of tensile strength, whiteness index, and weight loss, bleaching parameters were optimized. The best results were obtained by the combination of hypochlorite and peroxide bleach.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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Amrita Doshi, Prof. Anjali Karolia Process Optimization For Bleaching Of Banana Fibers International Journal of Scientific Research,Vol :5, Issue : 6 JUNE 2016
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Amrita Doshi, Prof. Anjali Karolia Process Optimization For Bleaching Of Banana Fibers International Journal of Scientific Research,Vol :5, Issue : 6 JUNE 2016
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