Open AccessModification of Jute Fibre by Etherification Method for Diverse Textile Uses
Author(s) -
M. Nurul Islam,
Ayesha Khatton,
Jahid Sarker,
Helena Akhter Sikder,
A. M. Sarwaruddin Chowdhury
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
saudi journal of engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2415-6272
pISSN - 2415-6264
DOI - 10.36348/sjet.2022.v07i02.007
Subject(s) - elongation , sodium hydroxide , materials science , composite material , solvent , petroleum ether , textile , moisture , swelling , pulp and paper industry , ultimate tensile strength , ether , chemistry , organic chemistry , extraction (chemistry) , engineering
Etherification of jute fibre with butyl chloride was carried out at a temperature of 300C for a period of 2 hours in different solvents. Sodium hydroxide was selected as swelling agent for cheap and availability. Petroleum ether was used as a solvent in this research. The degree of substitution, the percent elongation, and bundle strength and moisture regain of the butyl substituted jute fibre was studied. It is observed that the bundle strength of the butyl substituted jute fibre decreases and percentage of moisture regain of the butyl substituted jute fibre decreases with the increases of substitution. The extensibility of the butyl substituted jute fibre increases up to about 10 times of its original value of 1% extension at break with the increase of substitution.