Test of banana fiber
Properties of banana fiber
Constituent
    According to the National Standard Method of China (GB5889-86), the constituent of pineapple fiber is given in Table 1
Table 1. Constituent of banana and pineapple fiber (%)

Fiber

cellulose

hemicellulose

pectin

lignin

water soluble materials

fat & wax

ash

Banana

50-60

25-30

3-5

12-18

2-3

3-5

1-1.5

2.Physical properties
Table 2. Physical properties of banana fiber

 

Sing cell

Bundle fiber

 

Length

(mm)

Diameter

(um)

Fineness

(tex)

Length

(mm)

Elongation

(%)

Tenacity

(CN/tex)

Initial modulus

(CN/tex)

Density

(g/cm3)

Banana

2-4

10-35

13.35

55~60

1.11

34.2

31.2

1.321

Banana fiber is short,before spinning,must be made Technical fiber(length is 50~60mm)
Table 3. Properties of modified fibers

 

Fineness

(tex)

Tenacity (CN/tex)

CV of tenacity(%)

Elongation(%)

Modulus(cN/tex)

Residue of Lignin (%)

Residue of Non-cellulose (%)

Raw Banana

13.35

3.42

55.4

1.0

2180.52

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