Volume : IV, Issue : XII, December - 2015

PROCESSING OF RAMIE FIBER WITH ENZYMES FOR NONWOVENS

Ms. Ankita Shroff, Prof. Anjali Karolia, Dr. Jayendra Shah

Abstract :

Ramie is commonly known as china grass, green ramie or rhea. It is referred to as bast fiber. The fiber has limited application in textiles due to its high stiffness and less cohesive properties. The aim of the study was to remove noncellulosic gummy materials from the fiber thus softening it and prepare nonwovens through needle punch method. Grey ramie fies were treated with hemicellulase, pectinase and cellulase enzyme individually by varying its concentration and time. This optimised treatment was further treated with different combination of enzymes, which was later standardised. The effect of enzymes on the fibers was measured in weight loss, strength loss and whiteness index of the fiber. Subjective analyses by touch and feel method, SEM analyses was also done. The best softened fibers were processed for preparation of nonwovens through needle punch method at NIRJAFT, Kolkata

Keywords :

Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijsr  

Cite This Article:

Ms. Ankita Shroff, Prof. Anjali Karolia, Dr. Jayendra Shah Processing of Ramie Fiber with Enzymes for Nonwovens International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 12 December 2015

Number of Downloads : 1268

References :