Abstract:
Colour is an important property of textile fibres.
The colour of mechanically extracted fibre affects the colour of
the fibre textiles products. The focus of this investigation is to
compare the colour of different pre-treatment process for banana
fibre and evaluate the suitability of the banana fibre treatment
methods for dyeing process. Experimental research strategies were
used to investigate the colour properties. Ambun (AAA/Cavendish)
banana variety was selected for this research study. Treated and
mechanically extracted banana fibre samples colour measurement
was performed by using a data colour machine 600
spectrophotometer and assessed using CIELAB colour values.
This experiment was conducted to the suitability of the banana
fibre extraction methods for dyeing process. Results indicate that
there is a significant change in colour due to the different
treatments achieved higher ΔE values. Treatment of enzyme and
6% H2O2, 2% Na2SiO3, 3% NaOH, combined experiments shows
higher ΔE values than the other treatments. The FTIR results
show that the removal performance of the lignin component is
satisfying after the enzyme and chemical combined treatments of
banana fibres.
