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    Banana Fiber: Rajan Kavitha

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    Banana fiber is a natural textile fiber extracted from the stem of banana plants. It is one of the world's strongest natural fibers, composed mainly of cellulose. Traditionally, banana fiber was extracted through a tedious manual process, but a new machine was developed that extracts the fibers mechanically. The fibers are then cleaned, dried and cut into lengths for spinning into yarn. The yarn can then be woven into banana fiber fabrics. Applications of banana fiber have expanded and it is now used to make clothing, home furnishings, and other products, though it has traditionally been used for ropes and mats.

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    Banana fiber is a natural textile fiber extracted from the stem of banana plants. It is one of the world's strongest natural fibers, composed mainly of cellulose. Traditionally, banana fiber was extracted through a tedious manual process, but a new machine was developed that extracts the fibers mechanically. The fibers are then cleaned, dried and cut into lengths for spinning into yarn. The yarn can then be woven into banana fiber fabrics. Applications of banana fiber have expanded and it is now used to make clothing, home furnishings, and other products, though it has traditionally been used for ropes and mats.

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    Banana fiber is a natural textile fiber extracted from the stem of banana plants. It is one of the world's strongest natural fibers, composed mainly of cellulose. Traditionally, banana fiber was extracted through a tedious manual process, but a new machine was developed that extracts the fibers mechanically. The fibers are then cleaned, dried and cut into lengths for spinning into yarn. The yarn can then be woven into banana fiber fabrics. Applications of banana fiber have expanded and it is now used to make clothing, home furnishings, and other products, though it has traditionally been used for ropes and mats.

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    Banana Fiber: Rajan Kavitha

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    Banana fiber is a natural textile fiber extracted from the stem of banana plants. It is one of the world's strongest natural fibers, composed mainly of cellulose. Traditionally, banana fiber was extracted through a tedious manual process, but a new machine was developed that extracts the fibers mechanically. The fibers are then cleaned, dried and cut into lengths for spinning into yarn. The yarn can then be woven into banana fiber fabrics. Applications of banana fiber have expanded and it is now used to make clothing, home furnishings, and other products, though it has traditionally been used for ropes and mats.

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    BANANA FIBER


    RAJAN KAVITHA
    INTRODUCTION

     Banana plant or plantain plant not only gives the
    delicious fruit but it also provides textile fiber, the
    banana fiber. Banana fiber is natural fiber.
    INTRODUCTION

     Banana fibre, also known as musa fibre is one of the
    world’s strongest natural fibres.
     Biodegradable, the natural fibre is made from the
    stem of the banana tree and is incredibly durable.
     The fibre consists of thick-walled cell tissue, bonded
    together by natural gums and is mainly composed of
    cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin.
     Banana fibre is similar to natural bamboo fibre, but its
    spin ability, fineness and tensile strength are said to
    be better.
    Banana Fiber Extraction Processing, Yarn
    Spinning & Weaving

    Extraction Processing

     The extraction of the natural fiber from the plant required certain
    care to avoid damage.
     Initially the banana plant sections were cut from the main stem of
    the plant and then rolled lightly to remove the excess moisture.
     Impurities in the rolled fibers such as pigments, broken fibers,
    coating of cellulose etc. were removed manually by means of
    comb, and then the fibers were cleaned and dried.
     This mechanical and manual extraction of banana fibers was
    tedious, time consuming, and caused damage to the fiber.
     Consequently, this type of technique cannot be recommended
    for industrial application.

     A special machine was designed and developed for the extraction
    of banana fibers in a mechanically automated manner. It consisted
    mainly of two horizontal beams whereby a carriage with an
    attached and specially designed comb, could move back and forth.
     The fiber extraction using this technique could be performed
    simply by placing a cleaned part of the banana stem on the fixed
    platform of the machine, and clamped at the ends by jaws.
     This eliminated relative movement of the stem and avoided
    premature breakage of the fibers.
     This was followed by cleaning and drying of the fibers in a
    chamber at 200 C for three hours. These fibers were then labeled
    and ready for lamination process.

     After fiber is collected, the process goes to yarn
    spinning. The researcher investigated the traditional
    process, which use the filament yarns in weaving
    banana fabric.
     The fiber was cut in to 3-centimeter length for
    spinning process.
     After yarn spinning, weaving is done in the looms as
    per normal process like any other material.

    Applications of Banana
    Fiber

     In the recent past, banana fiber had a very limited
    application and was primarily used for making items
    like ropes, mats, and some other composite
    materials.
     With the increasing environmental awareness and
    growing importance of eco-friendly fabrics, banana
    fiber has also been recognized for all its good
    qualities and now its application is increasing in
    other fields too such as apparel garments and home
    furnishings.
    Applications of Banana
    Fiber

     However, in Japan, it is being used for making
    traditional dresses like kimono, and kamishimo since
    the Edo period (1600-1868).
     Due to its being lightweight and comfortable to
    wear, it is still preferred by people there as summer
    wear. Banana fiber is also used to make fine cushion
    covers, bags, table cloths, curtains etc.
     Rugs made from banana silk yarn fibers are also
    very popular world over.

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