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- Title
Microbial Retting of Banana Pseudostem for Extracting Textile Grade Fibers and its Applications.
- Authors
Ghorpade, Rajeshri; Balasubramanya, R. H.
- Abstract
Banana belongs to the family Musaceae of the genus Musa. The banana pseudostem which yields the fibers is considered to be an agricultural waste; so utilization of the pseudostem to extract the fibers by microbial retting is done. The pseudostem is retted anaerobically with the microbial consortium for the specific length of time to remove lignin and pectin to separate the fibers from plant tissue. The microbes involved in retting were isolated and identified. The extracted fibers have been studied for its physico-chemical and mechanical properties. The retted fibers were used in preparation of yarn, nonwoven fabric, blending with jute fabric and handicrafts.
- Subjects
BANANAS; MUSACEAE; AGRICULTURAL wastes; PLANT fibers; RETTING; NONWOVEN textiles
- Publication
Man-Made Textiles in India, 2013, Vol 41, Issue 5, p149
- ISSN
0377-7537
- Publication type
Article