Scope and Effect of Retting Treatment on Tensile Characteristics of Natural Fiber Extracted From Phragmites Australis (Naanal)

Authors

  • P. Kanakaraj Department of Fashion Technology PSG College of Technology Coimbatore TamilNadu - 641 004
  • Bilal Shaikh Department of Fashion Technology PSG College of Technology Coimbatore TamilNadu - 641 004
  • K. Karthika Department of Fashion Technology PSG College of Technology Coimbatore TamilNadu - 641 004
  • Mohamad Yuns Department of Fashion Technology PSG College of Technology Coimbatore TamilNadu - 641 004

Abstract

Wide ranges of natural fibers are used for the new product developments. Phragmites australis is a perennial grass that grows in wetland or near inland waterways. The preferred common name of phagmites australis is common reed (Naanal). Due to its fast growing properties and low content of nutrients and water, it is used for many applications. An attempt has been taken for the extraction of fibers from the reed. The chemical retting process is adopted for the extraction of fibers from the plant. There are three concentrations of NaOH, namely 3%, 4% and 6% has been taken for fiber extraction process. Based on result, as the concentration of NaOH increases, the strength (N) and elongation (%) of the reed fiber also increased.

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Published

2016-04-28

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2016)

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Scholarly Articles

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