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International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2019, Volume : 7, Issue : 2
First page : (563) Last page : (567)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7580

Underutilized Meghalyan Arecanut Husk Waste Fiber for Development of Nonwoven Textile Material

Anupama Mishra¹ and Puspita Das^2*
1Associate Professor and PI, AICRP, ²Professor & I/c Dean,
College of Community Science, CAU, Tura, Meghalaya, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: puspitameghalaya@gmail.com
Received: 10.03.2019  |  Revised: 13.04.2019   |  Accepted: 22.04.2019  

 ABSTRACT

Agro waste material utilization in Meghalaya is an important means to conserve the environment from dumping large quantity in to bare lands and it also helps in new innovative product development from no cost materials. Areca Catechu L. nut shells are an agri-waste but provide fiber, which has limited applications. This fiber has good breathing properties besides being skin friendly and easy to care. In the present study dried well matured Areca catechu fruits were collected in large quantities and the fiber was extracted by hand stripping method. This fiber was given alkali pre-treatment, scoured, bleached and then processed for needle punching for nonwoven preparation. The prepared webs were then tested for various performance properties. This can be concluded from the study that the prepared needle punched nonwoven made of Areca catechu fibers is suitable for various technical textile applications.

Key words:Natural fibers, Areca catechu, Agro waste, Arecanut husk fibers, Nonwovens, Needle punching

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Cite this article: Mishra, A. and Das, P., Underutilized Meghalyan Arecanut Husk Waste Fiber for Development of Nonwoven Textile Material, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 7(2): 563-567 (2019). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7580