"Evaluation of physico-mechanical properties of naturally dyed betel-nut leaf plate (BLPF) - Banana blended fabric"

Mohammad Naim Hassan; Moni Sankar Mondal; Naimul Hasan; Md Masum Reza; Md Ishtiaque Rahman; Joy Sarkar; Nourin Mohsin; Rafat Mahmud Hridoy; Dr Ahmed Jalal Uddin

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13571

"Evaluation of physico-mechanical properties of naturally dyed betel-nut leaf plate (BLPF) - Banana blended fabric"

Heliyon. 2023 Feb 10;9(2):e13571. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13571. eCollection 2023 Feb.

Authors

Mohammad Naim Hassan¹, Moni Sankar Mondal¹, Naimul Hasan¹, Md Masum Reza², Md Ishtiaque Rahman¹, Joy Sarkar¹, Nourin Mohsin³, Rafat Mahmud Hridoy³, Dr Ahmed Jalal Uddin²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Textile Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, KUET, Khulna, 9203, Bangladesh.
² Department of Yarn Engineering, Bangladesh University of Textiles, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
³ Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh.

Abstract

Betel-nut leaf plate fiber (BLPF) is a lingo-cellulosic natural fiber that can be used to make eco-friendly and biodegradable blended or hybrid fabric with Banana fiber. In the world of organic textiles, naturally dyed BLPF-Banana fiber can be used for wearable products and satisfy health and hygiene issues. BLPF and Banana fiber can be good natural fibers for hybrid fabrics despite being considered waste materials. In this research work, both of the fibers were pretreated carefully to get the desired fineness, color, flexibilities, etc., which are necessary to manufacture fabric. BLPF-Banana woven (1 × 1) hybrid fabric was developed where 12 Ne Banana yarns were used in the warp direction, and 20 Ne BLPF yarns were used in the weft direction and it was dyed naturally with Turmeric. Evaluations of different physico-mechanical properties; tensile strength (854.9 N), tearing strength (14.5 N), stiffness (3.1 N), crease recovery (75° angle), and fabric thickness (1.33 mm) of naturally dyed BLPF-Banana blended fabric were tested, and found satisfactory. SEM, FTIR, and Water vapor transmission tests were also conducted in this study. It attempted to turn the wastages into an asset to make a unique biodegradable BLPF-Banana hybrid fabric by blending two types of natural fibers with the help of natural dyeing substance; it could be a god replacement for synthetic blended fabric.

Keywords: Banana-stem fiber; Betel nut leaf fiber; Blended fabric; Natural dyes; Physico-mechanical properties; Waste material.