Process Ability Enhancement of false Banana Fiber

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CERTIFICATE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ABSTRACT

LIST OF TABLES

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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Back ground and justification
1.2 Problem of statement
1.3 Beneficiaries

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT
2.1 General objectives
2.2 Specific objectives

3. LITERATURE REVIEW
3.1 Physical structure of Enset (FBF)
3.2 Botanical classification and distribution of Enset
3.3 Cultivation of false banana (Enset plant)
3.4 Fiber extraction
3.5 Composition of false banana fiber
3.6 Historical Background of Jute/false banana Spinning
3.7 Physical and Chemical Properties of banana and jute
3.8 Treatment of banana fibers with alkali and softeners
3.8.1 Alkali (NaOH)
3.8.2 Batching oil
3.8.3 Aloe Vera
3.8.4 Silicone softener
3.8.5 Castor oil and cotton seed oil
3.9 Softening and lubricating machine of false banana Fiber
3.10 False banana utilization in Ethiopia as source of fiber

4. MATERIALS AND METHODS
4.1 Materials
4.2 Procedures and Methodology
4.2.1 Collection and preservation of FBF samples
4.2.2 Data collection and analysis
4.2.3 Methodology
4.3 Replacing Batching Oil with castor and Cotton Seed Oil.
4.4 Physical and Mechanical Property Tests
4.5 Chemical and biochemical Fiber Modification
4.5.1 Treatment with peroxide
4.5.2 Treatment with Alkali
4.5.3 Treatment with Softeners
4.5.3.1. Treatment with silicone softener
4.5.3.2. Castor oil, cottonseed oil and Aloe Vera

5. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
5.1 Structural change
5.2 Weight loss
5.3 Fiber Fineness
5.4 Tensile strength
5.5 Moisture Content
5.6 Flexural Rigidity (Gf) ,Bending rigidity and Torsional rigidity
5.7 Fourier Transform Infrared Analysis (FTIR)

6. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
6.1 Conclusion
6.2 Recommendation

7. FUTURE SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE WORK

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