Fabric Science

Assignment-I

Topic: jute and azlon

BY: ADITI CHOUBEY; BFT/20/69

ARPITAGUPTA; BFT/20/332
JUTE FIBRE

• Natural fiber
• popularly known as the golden fiber
• Cheapest and the strongest
• Fiber of the future.

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Physical Properties

• Fibre length - 50 to 300 mm

• Fibre diameter - 0.035 to 0.14 mm
• Specific gravity - 1.48 gm/cc
• Tenacity - 2.7 to 5.3 gm/tex
• Breaking elongation - 0.8 to 1.8 %
• Moisture regain - 13 %
• Unit cell length 0.8 to 6 mm

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 Chemical properties
 Chemical composition

• Cellulose - 58-63%
• Hemicellulose - 20- 22%
• Lignin - 12 - 14.5 %
• Wax and fats - 0.4 -0.8%
• Pectin - 0.2 -0.5 %
• Protein - 0.8 - 2.5 %
• Mineral matter - 0.6 -1.2%

 Prolonged heating causes degradation of jute fibre

 Action of Acid
 Action of alkali

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Uses
• Making sacks, bags, wrapping materials, etc
• For making ropes
• Handbags
• In making mattress
• Jute sofas

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 Productio
n
Cultivation

Retting

Major producers

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 AZLON
Azlon is the generic name for a manmade fiber in which the fiber-
forming substance is composed of any regenerated, naturally occurring
protein.
 Casein
 Albumin
 Zein
 Keratin
 Collagen

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 Main Features

• Fiber raw materials are naturally renewable, products are naturally

degraded and green.

• The unique "C" shaped hollow section has excellent performance of

moisture absorption and heating.

• Rich in amino acids, long-lasting bacteriostatic properties.

• Smooth and beautiful cashmere hand feel.

• Good dyeing performance, smooth texture and luster. It is skin-friendly,

and has excellent breathability.

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Physical properties
 Density: 1.25 – 1.3g/cc

 Diameter: 20-30 micrometers

 Tenacity: 0.9 - 1.1g/denier (dry), 0.3 – 0.6 (wet)

 Elongation: 60-70%

 Moisture regain: 14%

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Production

It is produced, like other synthetic fibres, by converting

the raw material to a solution that is extruded through
the holes of a device called a spinneret and then
stretched to improve the alignment of the chains of
molecules making up the fibres.

In order to improve the mechanical properties, the

proteins are occasionally blended with synthetic
polymers such as acrylonitrile or vinyl alcohol by graft
copolymerization or blending.

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 Applications

 The knitting field: sweater, underwear, T-shirts, shirts, pajamas.

 The woven field: woven shirt

 The shuttle woven areas: blended linen silk products

 Fiber and silk, wool, cashmere, cotton and other fibers blended.

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Thank You