PROCESSING OF WATER HYACINTH FIBER TO IMPROVE ITS ABSORBENCY
- Research Scholar, Department of Costume Design and Fashion, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
- Professor, Department of Textile and Apparel Design, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
- Research Scholar, Department of Textile and Apparel Design, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is a free floating perennial aquatic plant. It is becoming a serious problem in many countries by reducing the oxygen level in water, decreasing the flow of water ,often killing fish, hindrance to boating etc. When not controlled, water hyacinth will cover lakes and pond entirely now it is considered as serious threat to bio diversity. But it has various positive aspects like it has rich fiber content, water absorbency which is equal to the cotton fiber. So to effectively utilize it by converting into staple fiber, Water hyacinth fiber is extracted from water hyacinth stem part then additional chemical treatment is given to the fiber to improve the quality of the fiber. Different treatments are given to the fiber. In this study, water hyacinth fiber is treated by sodium hydroxide and soap solution. Samples are prepared and tested for their absorbency.
[S. PUNITHA, K. SANGEETHA, M. BHUVANESHWARI (2015); PROCESSING OF WATER HYACINTH FIBER TO IMPROVE ITS ABSORBENCY Int. J. of Adv. Res. 3 (Aug). 290-294] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
