Advantages of Pineapple Fiber

By: astoyo
In developing countries. There is a different approach to
deal with organic waste. In fact, the word waste is often an
inappropriate term for organic matter, which is often put to
good use. The economies of most developing countries dictates
that materials and resources must be used to their full
potential, and this has propagated a culture of reuse, repair and
recycling. In many developing countries there exists a whole
sector of recyclers, scavengers and collectors, whose business
is to salvage waste material and reclaim it for further use.
In Indonesia, at least 150 jam and juice industry exist, 123
industries are involved in processing. One of the commonly
used fruits Pineapple. From each pineapple fruit, only 52% is
used for jam and juice production. Remaining 48% consist of
fruit peel and leaves forming the waste. These waste are rich in
lignin and cellulose and thus from a very good raw material for
allied fibers. Also, waste disposal is a major problem in these
industries because of very high lignin and cellulose content of
the waste leaves which is difficult to be degraded, thus
resulting in pollution and affecting the environment.
The available, traditional methods of fiber extraction
involve the processes viz; retting, decortications, combing etc.,
which takes 5 7 days. During decortications, it is difficult to
extract the fibers as they are sticky, due to the presence of pith
thus necessasiating the use of chemicals which is not eco-safe.
Thus, there is an urgent need for development of eco-friendly,
cost effective technology.
There are different approaches to recycle the pineapple
leaf wastes and substitutes for cotton and artificial fiber
production without harming the environment with the following
objectives.
To produce silky white fiber from pineapple waste using
biotechnological approach.
To compare the biotechnologically produce fibers with the
commercially available/natural fibers for its qualities.
To curtail the disposal problems of pineapple processing
industrial waste.

 To minimize the use of forest resources by using non

woody resources like organic waste.
Biotechnological engineering of waste to fiber.
Advantages:
Can be added with other allied fibers to improve their
quality and application.
Zero waste management.
Eco-safe and rapid technology.
Employment opportunity for rural population.
Abundantly and cheaper in Indonesia.
Expected outcome:
Composite materials with special characteristics, namely
light in weight and good mechanical properties.
Potential as
reinforcement materials and another
industrial manufacturing materials viz; vechicle industry
and military equipments.
For textile industry with fine quality fibers and good
quality of fabrics

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