Abstract
Global trend towards sustainable developments have brought natural, renewable biodegradable raw material into the focus, but due to lack of technical knowhow, only a small fraction of these non-conventional fibres are harvested and utilized. In this study we have developed parallel laid 100% banana nonwoven fabric and cross laid banana/polypropylene (60:40) nonwoven fabric. Three varieties of banana fibers namely Mahalaxmi, Shrimanti and Graint Naine were used for needle punched non-woven fabric preparations. Analysis of physical properties is carried out in machine direction and cross direction. This paper concludes that cross laid nonwoven fabric show superior tensile properties as compared to parallel laid nonwoven fabric. Shrimanti fibre nonwoven fabric is stronger than Graint Naine and Mahalaxmi fibre nonwoven fabric for both the parallel laid and cross laid structure. Parallel laid Mahalaxmi banana nonwoven fabric and cross laid Graint Naine banana nonwoven fabric gives higher elongation% for machine and cross direction. Increased air permeability of cross laid (60:40) banana/polypropylene non-woven fabric observed than parallel laid 100% banana non-woven fabric. Parallel laid Graint Naine non-woven fabric showed higher air permeability than Shrimanti and Mahalaxmi parallel laid non-woven fabric. Bursting strength of parallel laid nonwoven fabric is higher, both in the machine as well as in cross direction than cross laid nonwoven fabric for three varieties of banana fibres. Shrimanti banana non-woven fabric showed higher bursting strength for parallel laid and cross laid structure than Graint Naine and Mahalaxmi parallel laid and cross laid structure.
Highlights
The rising concern for ecological preservation promotes the resources which are safe, biodegradable and recyclable
There are a number of fiber-giving-plants available in India which can be used for common applications, but many of these fibers are dumped as wastes, for lack of their
Banana fiber comes in the category of bast fibers and produced from the waste part of banana plant
Summary
The rising concern for ecological preservation promotes the resources which are safe, biodegradable and recyclable. Natural fibers possess important advantages like low density, biodegradability, high specific strength and modulus, appropriate stiffness, lightweight, corrosive resistance, renewable character, surface reactivity, low cost, large availability, absence of associate health hazard. There are a number of fiber-giving-plants available in India which can be used for common applications, but many of these fibers are dumped as wastes, for lack of their. Shivankar and Mukhopadhyay Fash Text (2019) 6:7 technical knowledge. Among such non-conventional fibers like Banana, Sisal, Jute and Flax, Banana fibre is gaining importance and interest of researchers, due to its low cost and abundant availability. Banana fiber comes in the category of bast fibers and produced from the waste part of banana plant. Banana is a tropical crop and developed well in temperature range of 15–35 °C with relative humidity of 75–85%
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