An attempt has been made to extract the fibres from banana bracts which have several advantages in terms of environmental friendliness, sustainability and converting the waste into wealth. The banana bract fibres are extracted through mechanical and chemical treatments. The fibre characteristics, such as length, fibre strength, fibre elongation, and moisture regain, has been tested and analyzed. The bract fibre yield percentage varies from 1.02 to 1.84. Most of the bract fibres possess 14 - 24 cm length, which is sufficient to produce textile staple spun yarn. The banana bract fibre has the moisture regain of 8.51-11.63%. The fibre length, tensile strength, fibre elongation and moisture properties of the banana bract fibre show that the bract fibre can be used as raw materials for the production of biodegradable yarn. The 6s Ne rotor staple spun yarns has been successfully produced from bract fibre using miniature lab model rotor spinning machine.

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芭蕉科植物苞片纤维的提取与表征

已经尝试从香蕉苞片中提取纤维，这在环境友好、可持续性和将废物转化为财富方面具有多种优势。香蕉苞片纤维是通过机械和化学处理提取的。已经测试和分析了纤维特性，例如长度、纤维强度、纤维伸长率和回潮率。苞片纤维产量百分比从 1.02 到 1.84 不等。大多数苞片纤维的长度为 14 - 24 厘米，足以生产纺织短纤纱。香蕉苞片纤维的回潮率为8.51-11.63%。香蕉苞片纤维的纤维长度、拉伸强度、纤维伸长率和吸湿性能表明，苞片纤维可作为生产生物降解纱线的原料。