A Study of Feasibility in Shockproof Production from Bagasse

Abstract

Bagasse is a load of waste of caster sugar industry about 20 millions tons per year, over 80 percents are used to be fuel and raw materials for the other industries. Anyhow, much more bagasse is abundant. Then, attention in textile industry application. Because of biodegradable and environment friendly. This research was studied about fiber separation and shockproof production from the bagasse. Fiber separation by chemical process. There are variable in amount of sodium hydroxide, boiling time and produced to web by field latex 100 percents at 100 degree celsius. Physical properties of web such as thickness, weight per unit area, bursting and tearing strength was estimated. The appropriate condition for fiber separation as follows : sodium hydroxide 180 g/l for 2 hours. Average thickness is 2.83-2.90 millimeter. Average weight per unit area is 0.57 g/in2. Average bursting and tearing strength are 371.1 N and 756 mN, respectively. The web is suitable for shockproof production