Properties of bamboo fibres produced using an environmentally benign method

Tarannum Afrin, Rupinder K. Kanwar, Xungai Wang, Takuya Tsuzuki*

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    Abstract

    The properties of bamboo fibres extracted from raw bamboo plants in an environmentally benign manner were investigated. To reduce environmental impacts of the manufacturing process, microwave, ultra-sonication and enzyme were used to extract the bamboo fibres, avoiding the use of hazardous chemicals. The new method enabled the extraction of single fibres while retaining a certain quantity of lignin in fibre. The retained lignin allowed the fibre to possess UV absorption and antibacterial properties, which will be advantageous for many textile applications.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1293-1299
    Number of pages7
    JournalJournal of the Textile Institute
    Volume105
    Issue number12
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2 Dec 2014

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