Abstract

Natural fibres of plant and animal origin have been explored vastly over the last two decades and are gaining importance over synthetic counterparts owing to their biodegradability, renewability, lightweight and better biochemical and strength properties. Plant-based natural fibres such as banana, coir, sisal, jute, kenaf and many others have been studied for industrial applications. Among these, banana fibre is of major interest as banana is one of the most consumed fruit worldwide with annual production of 115.7 million tonnes in the year 2018 and is grown in 130 countries, which makes banana waste available locally. Various parts of banana plant such as fruit, fruit peel, flower bud, leaves and pseudo-stem (banana trunk) are utilized for different industrial purposes. Pseudo-stem is the major portion of banana waste biomass and yields good quality fibre that has the potential for industrial applications in the making of sanitary pads, textiles, pulp and paper, food and reinforced composite materials for automobiles, construction material, aerospace and other composite materials. Recently, Philippine Department of Science and Technology prepared masks from banana fibre which can cut the usage of single usage plastic. This review outlines various methods of extraction of fibre, biochemical and mechanical properties of banana fibre and its applications.

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中文翻译：

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香蕉纤维：一种天然且可持续的生物资源，用于生态友好型应用

摘要

在过去的二十年中，对动植物来源的天然纤维进行了广泛的研究，并且由于其生物可降解性，可更新性，轻质以及更好的生化和强度特性，其在合成方面的重要性日益提高。已经研究了基于植物的天然纤维，例如香蕉，椰壳纤维，剑麻，黄麻，洋麻和许多其他植物，以用于工业应用。其中，香蕉纤维备受关注，因为香蕉是全球消费量最高的水果之一，2018年的年产量为1.157亿吨，在130个国家/地区种植，这使得香蕉废料可在当地获得。香蕉植物的各个部分（例如水果，果皮，花蕾，叶子和假茎（香蕉树干））用于不同的工业目的。假茎是香蕉废料生物质的主要部分，可生产高质量的纤维，具有工业应用潜力，可用于制造卫生护垫，纺织品，纸浆和纸张，食品和汽车用增强复合材料，建筑材料，航空航天及其他复合材料。最近，菲律宾科学技术部用香蕉纤维制备了口罩，可以减少一次性塑料的使用。这篇综述概述了香蕉纤维的各种提取方法，生化和机械性能及其应用。菲律宾科学技术部用香蕉纤维制备了口罩，可以减少一次性塑料的使用。这篇综述概述了香蕉纤维的各种提取方法，生化和机械性能及其应用。菲律宾科学技术部用香蕉纤维制备了口罩，可以减少一次性塑料的使用。这篇综述概述了香蕉纤维的各种提取方法，生化和机械性能及其应用。

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