Utsab pal, Dept of Wet process Engineering , Bangladesh University of Textiles(BUTEX)
Reya Rani Mondol, Dept of Textile Engineering Management, Bangladesh University of Textiles(BUTEX)
Fiber or fibre is a natural or artificial substance that is significantly longer than it is width. Fibers are often used in the manufacture of other materials. The fibre which is collected from natural substance without any chemical process, that is natural fibre . There are many natural fibre . Cotton is one of them and it is
mostly used in textile sector. It is discovered long long years ago. After this many natural fibre was discovered. But many natural fibre is remaining undiscovered. By investigation in proper way, many fibre can be discovered. Kans grass is one of them. Kans grass have a huge possibility to use as Textile fibre because of its properties. Kans grass is natural substance. By investigation about it, fibre can be produced
and these fibre can be used as textile fibre in our textile sector. There are many natural substance in nature, from these textile fibre can be produced like cotton fibre . So there is huge possibility to find out natural textile fibre of kans grass. Is it possible to use as textile fibre ? This is investigated by finding its sources, direct dye absorbency test, optical image analysis, burning test, effective length. Main limitation of these substance is small seed, which is attached around 15 to 20 fibre and these seed is very small, so it is difficult to remove from the fibres
nature. It can be found in Autumn, mostly nearby the river. After collecting kans grass flower, fibre
can be found in the flower. It can be separated manually from the source. Around 15 to 20 fibres attached with one seed and in one flower theke are large number of seed and fibres . After collecting fibres from the source then it can investigated by different types of method for checking its physical, chemical, mechanical etc properties. Here many tested is done which is Optical image analysis, effective length, burning test etc.
Uses:
- It can be used as textile fibre . Due to limitation of our equipment we cannot done it
perfectly. But it has huge possibility of using as textile fibre . - It can be used by mixing with cotton fibre,jute fibre , polyester fibre . Then clothes can be
made from kans grass. - Here also an possibility of making coat by covering this fibre with seed in both side of its by
polyester fabric. Then it maybe used as warming clothes. - Due to higher lustrous, it can be used in decoration for various purpose
- It also can be used in pillow,lap etc.