Preparation of Cellulosic Fibers from Sugarcane for Textile Use

Abstract

The production of natural fibers is not sufficient to accommodate the textile needs of the growing world population. Therefore, textile research is exploring alternative natural resources to produce fibers. Though typically known for its nutritional use, the sugarcane can also be used for textile production because of its high fiber content. The aim of our study was to extract fibers from sugarcane and to analyze their mechanical behavior. Cane particles were treated with an alkaline solution in order to get cellulosic fibers. Physical and mechanical characterizations were carried out on these fibers: linear density, fineness, tensile properties, and bending rigidity. Their microstructure was analyzed to better understand their behavior. The results showed a strong influence of extraction parameters on the characteristics of fibers. Depending on these parameters, fibers fineness ranged from 8 to 80 tex, length ranged from 19 to 62 mm, and tenacity ranged from 7 and 25 cN/tex.

Sugarcane Bagasse Valorization Strategies for Bioethanol and Energy Production

“…Sugarcane bagasse can also be used for products that improve the durability and mechanical properties of construction materials and as a binder [17]. The bagasse fibers can also be conditioned to be used in the textile industry [18], and as an effective adsorbent material to remove toxic metals and dyes from wastewater [19,20].…”

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“…These levels were 13-and 35-fold higher than the highest levels of modified cry1 Ac and cry1 Ab gene, respectively [16][17][18]. The maize ubiquitin promoter was used to drive the synthetically developed cry1Ac gene in sugarcane for stem borers [16,17], which is five to six times higher compared to the levels obtained by a constitutive promoter, CaMV 35S, in sugarcane getting high expression under PEP-C promoter were perhaps of using a C4 plant-specific promoter. Interestingly, the detectable endotoxins levels varied from base to tip and from first to the outermost leaf of the whorl, depending on the developmental stage of the leaf.…”

“…Since the first genetic manipulation of sugarcane [11,12], the development of transgenic clones is a routine [13,14]. Several traits including effective control of stem borers have been introduced into the sugarcane [15,16]. In these studies, a synthetic cry1 Ab gene was selected to introduce and express under a tissue-specific promoter, PEPC.…”

Sugarcane bagasse - A source of cellulosic fiber for diverse applications

“…It is used in sugar mills and alcohol mills. But it cannot be consumed entirely by those mills as about 30% pulpy fibrous residue is produced after being utilized in those mills [2,34]. These residues are called bagasse [5].…”

“…Sugarcane bagasse is a lingo cellulosic material [8]. It is generally a kind of waste [2], which may have some particular uses. Since it contains quite a fair amount of cellulose, this cellulose can be extracted, and that cellulose can have different applications.…”