Table 3 Physical properties of pseudostem fiber extracted from Nendran banana
Sl. no | Property | Untreated fiber | Enzyme-treated fiber | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 h | 4 h | 24 h | 48 h | |||
1 | Tensile strength (g/tex) | 26.29 ± 0.04 | 26.12 ± 0.02 | 26.01 ± 0.04 | 23.12 ± 0.01 | 20.14 ± 0.03 |
2 | Breaking load (g) | 315.41 ± 0.02 | 314.05 ± 0.02 | 313.44 ± 0.02 | 310.07 ± 0.02 | 308.23 ± 0.02 |
3 | Breaking extension (%) | 1.88 ± 0.03 | 1.68 ± 0.01 | 1.47 ± 0.02 | 0.95 ± 0.01 | 0.85 ± 0.01 |
4 | Tenacity (g/tex) | 12.05 ± 0.02 | 11.88 ± 0.02 | 11.11 ± 0.01 | 10.71 ± 0.05 | 9.92 ± 0.03 |
5 | Diameter (mm) | 0.13 ± 0.01 | 0.13 ± 0.01 | 0.13 ± 0.01 | 0.12 ± 0.01 | 0.12 ± 0.01 |