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Investigation of Spinnability of Banana Fibers Through Yarn Formation Along with Analysis of Yarn Properties

Mohammad Billal Hossain
Professor, Bangladesh University of Textiles, Bangladesh

Dr.Hosne Ara Begum
Professor, Bangladesh University of Textiles, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Banana is not only one of the important fruits in Bangladesh but also one of the anterior sources of the nutrition. But banana husbandry produces a huge amount of biomass which has been throwing to the environment and the above ground parts like pseudo stem is the major source of fiber. So the purpose of this research has been to investigate the prospect and spinnability of the banana fiber. For pursuing this thesis work “kobri” (AB genome) banana plant was used. In this study banana fiber was blend with cotton as the ratio of cotton: banana=50:50 and 30:70 and produce yarn by using ring and rotor spinning system and rotor spinning has been found comparatively more compatible than ring spinning system. But in case of both spinning system it has been found that thick places (+50%), thin Places (-50%), neps (+280%), U%, Cv% and hairiness of the yarn have been increased with the increasing of the portion of banana fiber and strength of the yarn has been increased with the increasing of banana part in the blend ratio. 100% banana fiber has been produced by using jute spinning system and the result found satisfactory especially the strength of the yarn but Cv% and hairiness was so high.

Keywords: Spinnability,f Banana Fibers, Yarn Formation, Yarn Properties

Location: Bangladesh University of Textiles, Bangladesh

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Program Area: Resource Development and Management

Commodity: Banana, Yarn

Objectives:

The main objective of this study is to find out a suitable spinning system

Methodology:

Banana fiber was extracted from Kobri (AB genome, Musa paradisiaca) is also known as Kabri, Bangla, Shail, Thutae and Manua. Fiber was supplied by Fiber Research Center (FRC), Gazipur, Bangladesh.

3.1 Spinnability Banana fiber is a plant bast fiber and it is long and coarse fiber. Spinnability depends on fiber length, strength and fineness. Considering those factors banana fiber can be spun into both short staple spinning system (after cut into staple form) and long staple (jute) spinning system. But it was difficult to produce web in the carding machine. To overcome this problem banana fiber was blend with cotton fiber to form carding web. And by blending with cotton, both ring and rotor spinning system has been used to produce yarn. 100% banana fiber was used to produce yarn in long staple (jute) spinning system. And this experiment was done to check the spinnability of the banana fiber whether it can be spun or not. Two types of blend ratio were selected here ? Cotton: Banana=70:30 Cotton: Banana=50:50

3.2 Yarn Formation Raw banana fiber was cleaned and the lint was removed from the fiber after making the fiber staple form by using Shirley analyzer from PLATT BROS (SALE) LTD, Oldham England. The lint free fiber was blend with cotton in the carding process followed by producing sliver by using carding machine (Miniature Laboratory Type) from SDL, England. Drawn sliver was produced by using miniature laboratory type draw frame from SDL, England. The carding and drawing process was carried out at Bangladesh University of Textiles. Roving was produced by using simplex machine of Primeasia university yarn processing lab from MARATHE (1989), origin-India. Yarn was produced by using ring frame machine of Primeasia university yarn processing lab from O.M. LTD (1976), origin-Osaka, Japan. Yarn was produced by open end spinning system by using rotor frame machine in BJRI (Bangladesh Jute Research Institute), Brand Name: Tongda, Model Number: HJF-1603, Origin: Shandong Tongda Textile Machinery Co., Ltd, China. For long staple spinning Banana fiber was drawn by 1st draw frame, 2nd draw frame and 3rd draw frame from James Mackie and Sons, England. Yarn from drawn sliver in long (jute) spinning system was produced by using flyer frame from James Mackie and Sons, England.

3.3 Investigation of Yarn Properties Tensile properties of yarn by the single- standard Method 1997 was analyzed by using Titan-Universal Strength Tester by James H. Heal & Co. Ltd. For investigating evenness, thick place, thin place, imperfection and hairiness of yarn, Premier Tester 7000 was used which origin is PremierPolytronics Ltd, India.

Source of Information: American Journal of Engineering Research (AJER) Volume-6, Issue-1, pp-322-327 e-ISSN: 2320-0847 p-ISSN : 2320-0936

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Achievement/Findings:

Yarn formation of banana fiber blending with cotton for short staple spinning and of 100% banana fiber for long staple spinning where the properties were found satisfactory through several testing of the yarn. Rotor spinning system was found more convenient system to spun banana fiber blending with cotton fiber than ring spinning in case of short staple spinning and the blending with cotton was done due to inability of web formation of 100% banana fiber. On the other hand banana fiber is most suitable for jute spinning system as it is very similar with jute fiber though the yarn was found hairy but other properties are passable. Finally the investigation shows the prospect of banana fiber is resounding.

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