Extraction Of Neem Twigs Fiber

International Journal of Polymer and Textile Engineering

© 2020 by SSRG - IJPTE Journal

Volume 7 Issue 1

Year of Publication : 2020

Authors : Joyshree Ayekpam, N.Vasugi

10.14445/23942592/IJPTE-V7I1P105

How to Cite?

Joyshree Ayekpam, N.Vasugi, "Extraction Of Neem Twigs Fiber," SSRG International Journal of Polymer and Textile Engineering, vol. 7,  no. 1, pp. 39-41, 2020. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942592/IJPTE-V7I1P105

Abstract:

In this era of environmental consciousness, several research in natural fibres are in progress to increase the renewable fibers for different applications in the field of Technical textiles. In this study , Neem( Azadirachta indica) which is one of the most useful medicinal plant and widely grown in India has been selected and the fiber has been extracted from its twigs by the process of water retting. Retting is one of the traditional and reliable method in the process of fiber extraction that determines the fiber quality. The process was carried out for 20 days . The extracted fiber was then tested for antibacterial activity and FT-IR analysis.

Keywords:

Neem twigs fiber, Water retting, Antibacterial, FT-IR

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