PRODUCT

Identification of banana fiber

Color Reaction

reagent	Banana fiber	Agave fiber	Jute fiber	Crotalaria jumcea L
zinc butter+ iodine	golden brown	nigger-brown	nigger-brown	nigger-brown
p-Nitoaniline	saffron	scarlet	red	scarlet
potassium permanganate	pink	scarlet	scarlet	scarlet
Melachite green	green	green	green	green
iodine + sulphuric acid	yellow	Light brown	nigger-brown	nigger-brown

zinc butter+ iodine and iodine + sulphuric acid can be used for to distinguish banana fiber and other three fibers(Agave fiber, Jute fiber, Crotalaria jumcea L),in Color Reaction,banana fiber is golden brown,other three fibers is nigger-brown.As well, p-Nitoaniline also can be used for to distinguish banana fiber and other three fibers.