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On

BANANA FIBRE
Date: 11th April 2k17
SUBMITTED TO:
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Rajasthan Technical University, Kota
FOR:
The partial completion of the requirements for
Degree of Bachelor of Technology in
TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY
BY:
Master Aman Agrawal
Cultural Secretary
13EMBTT011
Under the assistance and supervision of
Mr. V P SINGH
Head of Department (Textile Technology)

MLV Textile and Engineering College, Bhilwara (Raj.)

(An Autonomous Institute of Govt. of Rajasthan)
BANANA
FIBRE
 INTRODUCTION
• THE NATURAL FIBERS ARE RENEWABLE, NON-ABRASIVE, BIO-DEGRADABLE, POSSESS
A GOOD CALORIFIC VALUE, EXHIBIT EXCELLENT MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND ARE
INEXPENSIVE.
• THIS GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY FEATURE MAKES THE MATERIALS VERY
POPULAR IN ENGINEERING MARKETS SUCH AS THE AUTOMOTIVE AND
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
• THE BANANA FIBERS ARE WASTE PRODUCT OF BANANA CULTIVATION, THEREFORE
WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL COST THESE FIBERS CAN BE OBTAINED FOR INDUSTRIAL
PURPOSES.
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 BANANA PLANT

• BANANA PLANT NOT ONLY GIVES THE DELICIOUS FRUIT BUT IT ALSO
PROVIDES TEXTILE FIBER, THE BANANA FIBER.
• IT GROWS EASILY AS IT SETS OUT YOUNG SHOOTS AND IS MOST COMMONLY
FOUND IN HOT TROPICAL CLIMATES.
• ALL VARIETIES OF BANANA PLANTS HAVE FIBERS IN ABUNDANCE.
• THESE FIBERS ARE OBTAINED AFTER THE FRUIT IS HARVESTED AND FALL IN
THE GROUP OF BAST FIBERS.
• THIS PLANT HAS LONG BEEN A GOOD SOURCE FOR HIGH QUALITY TEXTILES IN 4

MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY IN JAPAN AND NEPAL.

 CHARACTERISTICS
Natural sorbent: Fabric from theses fibres lets you breathe well and will keep you
cool on hot days.
Soft, supple and shimmer: Banana fabric is soft and supple, though not quite as soft
as cotton or rayon. Nearly all plant stem-based fibres are a little more stiff and coarse
than cotton or rayon. Its natural shimmer makes it look a lot like silk.
Comfort: Banana fibre clothing is comfortable and not likely to trigger allergies.
Biodegradable.
Resistance: It is grease-proof, water-, fire- and heat-resistant.
Durability: Even if the banana fabric is made from the tough outer sheath, it is not as
strong and durable as any fabric like hemp, bamboo, or other natural fibre.
Insulation: It is not particularly insulating.
Spin ability and tensile strength: It is better than other organic fibres in terms of spin
ability and tensile strength
 PROPERTIES OF BANANA FIBER
• BANANA FIBER IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF BAMBOO FIBER, BUT ITS FINENESS
AND SPIN ABILITY IS BETTER.
• THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF BANANA FIBER IS CELLULOSE, Tenacity 29.98 g/denier
HEMICELLULOSES, AND LIGNIN. Fitness 17.15 denier
• IT IS HIGHLY STRONG FIBER. Moisture regain 13 per cent
• IT HAS SMALLER ELONGATION. Elongation 6.54
• IT HAS GOT SHINY APPEARANCE DEPENDING UPON THE EXTRACTION & Alco-ben 1.70 per cent
SPINNING PROCESS. extractives
• IT IS LIGHT WEIGHT. Total cellulose 81.8 per cent

• IT ABSORBS AS WELL AS RELEASES MOISTURE VERY FAST. Alpha cellulose 61.5 per cent

• IT IS BIO- DEGRADABLE AND HAS NO NEGATIVE EFFECT ON ENVIRONMENT Residual Gum 41.9 per cent
AND THUS CAN BE CATEGORIZED AS ECO-FRIENDLY FIBER. Lignin 15. per cent
• IT CAN BE SPUN THROUGH ALMOST ALL THE METHODS OF SPINNING
INCLUDING RING SPINNING, OPEN-END SPINNING, BAST FIBER SPINNING,
AND SEMI-WORSTED SPINNING AMONG OTHERS. 6
 COMPARISON
PROPERTIES BANANA JUTE PAPER HEMP SISAL
FIBRE
Highest Tensile Strength Yes

Extensibility Yes

Water resistance Yes

Softness Yes Yes Yes

Fire resistance Yes Yes Yes

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Grease proof Yes
EXTRACTION PROCESSING, YARN SPINNING AND WEAVING
 MATERIALS REQUIRED
 BANANA FIBER
 RESIN (POLYESTER, CAN BE USED
MANY)
 HARDENER (METHYL ETHYL
KETONE PEROXIDE, MANY
OTHERS CAN BE USED AS
HARDENER)
 FILLER (SILICON POWDER, MANY
OTHER TYPE OF
FILLERS CAN BE USED)
 RELEASING AGENT Filler(30%)
Resin(60%) Hardener(10%)
 STEPS INVOLVED
• THE BANANA FIBER IS OBTAINED FROM BANANA PLANT.
• THE EXTRACTED BANANA FIBER FIRSTLY SUN DRIED AND THEN DRIED IN
OVEN TO REMOVE WATER CONTENT PRESENT IN THE FIBER.
• THEN BANANA FIBER OF DIFFERENT LENGTH IS MIXED WITH MATRIX MIXTURE
WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE VALUES BY SIMPLE MECHANICAL STIRRING AND
MIXTURE ARE SLOWLY POURED IN DIFFERENT MOULDS.
• RELEASING AGENT IS USED ON MOULD SHEET WHICH GIVES EASE TO
REMOVAL OF COMPOSITE FROM THE MOULD.
• AFTER POURING IN TO THE MOULD IT IS HEATED TO 30°C FOR APPROXIMATELY
24 HOURS.
• A CONSTANT LOAD IS APPLIED ON TO THE MOULD.
• AFTER CURING IS DONE, THE SPECIMEN IS TAKEN OUT FROM THE MOULD.
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 INFLUENCE OF FIBER PARAMETERS ON TENSILE
STRENGTH
• THE MECHANICAL
BEHAVIOR OF THE
BANANA FIBER BASED
EPOXY COMPOSITES
DEPENDS ON FIBER
PARAMETERS
• THE TENSILE STRENGTH
OF BANANA FIBER
REINFORCED COMPOSITES
INCREASES WITH
INCREASE IN FIBER
LENGTH AND LOADING.

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 INFLUENCE OF FIBER PARAMETERS ON FLEXURAL
STRENGTH
• WHEN FIBER LENGTH INCREASES THE
FLEXURAL STRENGTH OF THE
FABRICATED COMPOSITES FIRST
INCREASES UP TO 10 MM LENGTH AND
THEN DECREASES.
• WHEN FIBER LOADING INCREASE THEN
FLEXURAL STRENGTH INCREASE UP TO
FIBER LOADING 15% THEN DECREASES.
• THE MAXIMUM FLEXURAL STRENGTH IS
OBSERVED WHEN FIBER LENGTH IS 10 MM
AND LOADING IS 15%.

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 INFLUENCE OF FIBER PARAMETER ON IMPACT
STRENGTH
• THE IMPACT ENERGY IS
INCREASES WITH INCREASE IN
FIBER LENGTH. IT ALSO SHOW
THAT THE IMPACT ENERGY
INCREASES WITH INCREASES
IN FIBER LOADING.
• THE MAXIMUM IMPACT
ENERGY ABSORBED BY THE
MATERIAL 15 MM LENGTH OF
FIBER AND 20% FIBER
CONTENT.
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 INFLUENCE OF FIBER PARAMETERS ON
HARDNESS
• THE HARDNESS VALUE
INCREASES WITH INCREASE
IN FIBER LENGTH AND IT IS
MAXIMUM AT 10 MM FIBER
LENGTH.
• HOWEVER, WITH INCREASE
OF FIBER LOADING
HARDNESS VALUE
INCREASES UP TO FIBER
LOADING 15% THEN THE
HARDNESS VALUE
DECREASES.

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USES

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 KULKARNI A. G., ROHATGI P. K., SATYANARAYANA K. G., SUKUMARAN K., PILLAI S. G. K., FABRICATION AND PROPERTIES OF NATURAL
FIBER-REINFORCED POLYESTER COMPOSITES, COMPOSITES, 17 (1986), PP. 329-333.

 MERLINI C., SOLDI V. , BARRA G. M. O., INFLUENCE OF FIBER SURFACE TREATMENT AND LENGTH ON PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF
SHORT RANDOM BANANA FIBER-REINFORCED CASTOR OIL POLYURETHANE COMPOSITES, POLYMER TESTING, 30 (2011), PP. 833–840.

 DHIEB H., BUIJNSTERS J. G., EDDOUMY F., VÁZQUEZ L., CELIS J.P., SURFACE AND SUB-SURFACEDEGRADATION OF UNIDIRECTIONAL
CARBON FIBER REINFORCED EPOXY COMPOSITES UNDER DRY AND WET RECIPROCATING SLIDING, COMPOSITES PART A: APPLIED SCIENCE
AND MANUFACTURING, 55 (2013), PP. 53–62.

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