| Fabrics, textiles from banana fibre? | |
Friday, August 22, 2008 (Tiruchirapalli) | |
Fabrics and textiles woven from fine quality banana fibre could be the next big thing in fashion if research carried out by the National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB) in Tiruchirapalli bears fruit. The NRCB has joined hands with the Central Institute of Cotton Technology, Mumbai, with an aim to produce quality fibres by improving the retting process, adding certain non hazardous chemicals to banana fibre to produce lengthy fibres, with adequate strength and lustre. This process was thought of as banana fibre drawn from the stem of the plant is brittle and long fibres cannot be drawn from it, NRCB Director Dr M M Mustafa said. He said, NRCB had obtained special varieties of banana plants from Philippines and the Middle East, which yield only the fibre and not the fruit or flower. However, tests like long term durability of fabric, retention of fast colour dyeing and stitching capability had to be done before the technology could be transferred to commercial production. NRCB scientists were evolving a method by which banana stem juice could be made to powder form, which has curative properties in treating diseases like kidney stones. Once perfected, the technology would be transferred to pharmaceutical industries, he said. The centre has also developed a patent technology to extract wine from banana skin and had joined hands with a group in Belgaum in Maharashtra to commercially produce banana wine. A pilot plant would soon be set up, pending approval from the union government. | |
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