{"title":"Properties of Sustainable Packaging Paper Fabricated from Banana Fibers Using Banana Peel Lye As a Pulping Delignification Reagent","authors":"Stephanie Kobehlo Musombi, Jacqueline Kisato, Mercy Wanduara","doi":"10.1080/15440478.2024.2364263","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2024.2364263","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to establish a sustainable fabrication method for packaging paper using a Potassium-based delignification alkali; banana peel lye (BPL) to pulp banana stem fibers. This was an expe...","PeriodicalId":16560,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Natural Fibers","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141510689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of Weft Yarn Structure and Fiber Type on Weft Yarn Velocity and Twist Loss in Air-Jet Weaving: A Critical Review","authors":"Bekinew Kitaw Dejene, Million Ayele","doi":"10.1080/15440478.2024.2365961","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2024.2365961","url":null,"abstract":"Air-jet weaving is an innovative weaving technique that uses friction between the yarn surface and air stream to propel the weft yarn. The interaction between the yarn surface and air is complex an...","PeriodicalId":16560,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Natural Fibers","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141514554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abebayehu Abdela, Mieraf Asfaw, Bart Buffel, Belete Sirahbizu, Frederik Desplentere
{"title":"Natural Fibers Density Measurement Methods: Factors Affecting Density Result in Helium Gas Pycnometry","authors":"Abebayehu Abdela, Mieraf Asfaw, Bart Buffel, Belete Sirahbizu, Frederik Desplentere","doi":"10.1080/15440478.2024.2357247","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2024.2357247","url":null,"abstract":"Fiber density can be used to estimate composite weight and to evaluate fiber content for property predictions in fiber-reinforced composites. Yet, natural fibers don’t have fixed density value give...","PeriodicalId":16560,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Natural Fibers","volume":"214 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141514555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Areca Fiber Reinforced Bio-Materials: A Review on Processing, Properties and Advanced Optimization Technique","authors":"Suresh Thirupathi, Elango Mallichetty, Venkatachalam Gopalan, Shenbaga Velu Pitchumani","doi":"10.1080/15440478.2024.2357236","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2024.2357236","url":null,"abstract":"In this millennium, non-wood plants have emerged as a substitute for fibrous substantial attributing to growth in population, industrialization and education. Natural fiber composites are crucial f...","PeriodicalId":16560,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Natural Fibers","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141514556","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design Potential of Technical Hemp and PLA Nonwovens","authors":"Katarzyna Zimna, May Kahoush, Marcin Barburski","doi":"10.1080/15440478.2024.2356696","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2024.2356696","url":null,"abstract":"The main purpose of the article is to present the potential use of hemp fibers as reinforcement in composites, but from a design perspective. The authors ask whether sustainable nonwovens, produced...","PeriodicalId":16560,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Natural Fibers","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141514557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Naturally Bred Korean Silkworm Cocoon Showing Strong Green Fluorescence and Its Textile-Based Environmental Sensing Applications","authors":"Rakesh Kumar Jha, Seong-Wan Kim, Sunghwan Kim","doi":"10.1080/15440478.2024.2357239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2024.2357239","url":null,"abstract":"Mulberry silkworms have provided many valuable byproducts to humans for 5,000 years. However, numerous possibilities for their utilization still exist owing to the countless varieties of silkworms....","PeriodicalId":16560,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Natural Fibers","volume":"171 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141514559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhancing Textile Cotton Yarn Sizing: Investigating Factors Impacting Breaking Strength, Pick-Up Percentage, and Elongation Loss","authors":"Derseh Yilie Limeneh, Million Ayele, Mesfin Shiferaw Wubie, Addisu Ferede Tessema, Noureddine Abidi, Zelalem Adane Alemar","doi":"10.1080/15440478.2024.2356691","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2024.2356691","url":null,"abstract":"The paper investigates the effect of machine setting on breaking strength, breaking elongation, and pick-up percentage of sized yarn properties. The factors considered are concentration of size sol...","PeriodicalId":16560,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Natural Fibers","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141514558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fusion of Biotechnology and Craftsmanship: Bacterial Treatment to Improve Bashofu Fiber Extraction","authors":"Yoko Nomura, Koji Koizumi","doi":"10.1080/15440478.2024.2351166","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2024.2351166","url":null,"abstract":"Bashofu is a traditional Okinawan textile made from thin banana fibers. The raw materials derived from banana leaf sheaths are composed of plant fibers and unwanted constituents such as the plant c...","PeriodicalId":16560,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Natural Fibers","volume":"209 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140930045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hesam Aliei, Diana Cayuela, Francisco Javier Capdevila, Enric Carrera-Gallissà
{"title":"Influence of Household Washing on the Colorimetric Properties of Intrinsically Natural Organic Cotton Fabrics","authors":"Hesam Aliei, Diana Cayuela, Francisco Javier Capdevila, Enric Carrera-Gallissà","doi":"10.1080/15440478.2024.2351160","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2024.2351160","url":null,"abstract":"This research aimed to examine how household washing influences the colorimetric characteristics of natural colored organic cotton (NaCOC) fabrics. The colorimetric properties of (NaCOC) fabrics we...","PeriodicalId":16560,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Natural Fibers","volume":"156 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140930371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Composite Materials Based on Waste Chicken Feather Fibers for Oil-Spill Management","authors":"Simona Strnad, Andraž Jug, Zdenka Peršin Fratnik","doi":"10.1080/15440478.2024.2346803","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2024.2346803","url":null,"abstract":"Oil spills remain one of the greatest man-made ecological threats, despite numerous advanced cleanup approaches. They still pose a major challenge in the search for materials and technologies that ...","PeriodicalId":16560,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Natural Fibers","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140883969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}