JUTE, KENAF, and ALLIED FIBRES
Jute prices exhibited a strong upward trend in the second half of 2005 to reach around $380/tonne by November, nearly 30 percent higher than the average price of 2004. Strong domestic demand for raw jute by composite jute mills and increased production capacity in spinning mills, in conjunction with firm demand for manufactured goods by China, India and Pakistan have contributed in strengthening prices.
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Cellulose is especial ingredient in food that can not be resolved by the
human intestines and stomach digestive enzyme and can’t be digested.
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A polyester fabric was treated by corona discharges. Surface modification was carry out using a laboratory prototyped device. A quantity of acid groups formed on the surface of fibres was determined and normalised activation energy [Ej] was selected, required to apply the Layer-by-Layer (L-b-L) method. Contact angles were established and components of the surface free energy were calculated for the samples activated. A significant growth in polar components of the surface free energy was found, caused by the corona discharges. The L-b-L method was used for deposition nano-layers ofpoly(allylamine hydrochloride) [PAH] and polyacrylic acid [PAA]. Using the test dye method, it was found that the method can be applied to polyester fabrics activated by corona discharges and modified by the deposition of polymer complex nano-layers.
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INVESTIGATING THE PROPERTIES OF PLASTIC RESIN PELLETS FOUND IN
THE COASTAL AREAS OF LESVOS ISLAND
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Cotton remains the most miraculous fiber under the sun. Even after 8,000 years, no other fiber comes close to duplicating all of the desirable characteristics combined in cotton. The fiber of a thousand faces and almost as many uses, cotton is noted for its versatility, appearance, performance and above all, its natural comfort. From all types of apparel, including astronauts’ in-flight space suits, to sheets and towels, and tarpaulins and tents, cotton in today’s fast-moving world is still nature’s wonder fiber.
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