Pineapple leaf fiber as a new potential natural fiber in rope making
The current development of new potential fibers is widening the areas of application. One of the current potential fibers developed is pineapple leaf fiber (PALF). PALF have been widely used as a raw material for pulp and paper making industry in Malaysia recently. Due to its enhanced properties, PA...
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Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland
2013
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.785-786.628 http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.785-786.628 http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5288/1/yusri_yusof_3_U.pdf |
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| Summary: | The current development of new potential fibers is widening the areas of application. One
of the current potential fibers developed is pineapple leaf fiber (PALF). PALF have been widely used
as a raw material for pulp and paper making industry in Malaysia recently. Due to its enhanced
properties, PALF now is commercialized as an alternative textile fiber. PALF is one of the high textile
grade fibers which are commonly extracted by decorticator machine. PALF is silky, fine and textile
grade. Hence, it has been widely used to make apparel. Apart from being used as an alternative fiber
for home textile and apparel, PALF meet the basic requirement to be used as technical fibers. This
paper presented the possibility of PALF utilization as technical fibers in rope making. PALF have
similarity properties with others natural rope fibers and its can be spun into rope yarn. Instead of
having a good strength, PALF also have a reasonable length as well as can be pliable. All of these are
the main principle of rope making fibers. As PALF have meet this entire requirement, it can be said
that its have huge potential to be used as rope making fibers. |
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