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The document discusses three natural fiber crops: jute, sisal, and bamboo. Jute is grown in parts of Asia and the fibers are extracted through a retting process. Sisal is native to Mexico and its fibers are used in industries like automotive and shipping. Bamboo fiber is known as natural glass fiber and is extensively available in China, with over 40 families and 400 species found.

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The document discusses three natural fiber crops: jute, sisal, and bamboo. Jute is grown in parts of Asia and the fibers are extracted through a retting process. Sisal is native to Mexico and its fibers are used in industries like automotive and shipping. Bamboo fiber is known as natural glass fiber and is extensively available in China, with over 40 families and 400 species found.

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Abstract

Chapter I
Introduction
Background Of the Study
Review Of Related Lit
Conceptual Framework
Statement Of the Problem
Definition Of Terms
Importance Of the Study

Chapter II
Methodology
Research Design
Locale Of the Study
Data Gathering Tools
Data Gathering Procedures

Jute (Corchorus capsularis)


The jute an important natural fiber grown in parts of Asia including India, Bangladesh,
China, and Myanmar (Khan and Khan, 2014; Das, 2017; Shahinur and Hasan, 2019a).
The jute plant grows up to 15–20 cm in 4 months, and the fibers are extracted after
harvesting which is about 4 months from cultivation. The retting process is done either
with the help of chemicals (N2H8C2O4, Na2SO3, etc.) or biologically (Rahman, 2010). In
biological retting, the stalks which are harvested are arranged in bundles and allowed to
soak in water for about 20 days (Banik et al., 2003; Behera et al., 2012). This removes
the pectin between the bast and the wood core which helps in the separation of the
fibers. Then these fibers are allowed to dry.

Sisal (Agave sisalana)


The sisal is one of the most used natural fibers and Brazil is one of the largest producers
of this fiber. It is a species native to south Mexico consists of the rosette of leaves grows
up to 1.5–2 m tall (Naveen et al., 2018; Sanjay et al., 2018; Senthilkumar et al.,
2018; Devaraju and Harikumar, 2019). The sisal produces about 200–250 commercially
usable leaves in the life span of 6–7 years. The sisal fibers are having good range of
mechanical properties and are used in the automotive industry, shipping industry (for
mooring small craft and handling cargo), civil constructions, used as fiber core of the
steel wire cables of elevators, agricultural twine or baler twine, etc. (Mihai,
2013; Ramesh et al., 2013; Nirmal et al., 2015; Aslan et al., 2018).

Bamboo (Bambusoideae)
Bamboo fiber is also known as natural glass fiber due to the alignment of fibers in the
longitudinal directions (Zakikhani et al., 2014; Wang and Chen, 2016). It is one of the
extensively available trees in the dense forests especially in China, about 40 families,
and 400 species are found (Fan and Weclawski, 2016; Van Dam et al., 2018). Bamboo
fiber is used as reinforcement in polymeric materials due to its light-weight, low cost,
high strength, and stiffness. Bamboo has been traditionally used for making houses,
bridges, traditional boats, etc. The fibers extracted from bamboo are used as
reinforcement for making advanced composites in various industries (Deshpande et al.,
2000; Osorio et al., 2011; Zakikhani et al., 2014).

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