Sustainable production and evaluation of the properties of polyester-okra blended knitted fabric

The demand for fashionable knit fabric is increasing. Besides that, blended knit fabric, prepared from the blended yarn as well as using different types of yarn is also very popular to the modern customer. That's why, finding of new resource of raw material for fashionable knit fabric preparati...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Lotif, Md. Abdul, Hossain, Md Shazzat, Ullah, Mohammad, Mia, Rony
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2023
Subjects:
Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38322/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38322/1/Sustainable%20production%20and%20evaluation%20of%20the%20properties%20of%20polyester-okra%20blended%20knitted%20fabric.pdf
_version_ 1848825479194214400
author Islam, Md. Rafiqul
Lotif, Md. Abdul
Hossain, Md Shazzat
Ullah, Mohammad
Mia, Rony
author_facet Islam, Md. Rafiqul
Lotif, Md. Abdul
Hossain, Md Shazzat
Ullah, Mohammad
Mia, Rony
author_sort Islam, Md. Rafiqul
building UMP Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description The demand for fashionable knit fabric is increasing. Besides that, blended knit fabric, prepared from the blended yarn as well as using different types of yarn is also very popular to the modern customer. That's why, finding of new resource of raw material for fashionable knit fabric preparation is promising in the recent decade. Okra fiber is a biodegradable long staple bast fiber that can be obtained from abundant natural fiber sources after being extracted from lady's finger plants. It has high cellulosic content, worthy strength and modulus, and better thermal properties, making it a potential candidate as a raw material for the creation of stylish knit fabrics. Because of its rigidity and lack of flexibility, okra fiber cannot be spun into yarn on its own. In the current study, 1 × 1 rib fabric prepared from 30 Tex polyester/okra (PO) blended yarn of 80/20 and 85/15 blend ratio. For better comparison corresponding polyester/flax traditionally known as polyester/linen (PL) blended 1 × 1 rib fabric was also prepared. Current study found that, fabric characteristics, such as fabric weight, fabric dimension, air permeability, and bursting strength of PO blended fabric was compatible with PL blended fabric, with the exception of the fabric's hand feel characteristics. The overall findings revealed that the knit fabric qualities of PO mixed fabric were satisfactory. Due to the affordability and accessibility of okra fiber, the PO blended fabrics are very promising, sustainable and may be a viable choice to address the actual need for blended fabrics in the textile knitting industries.
first_indexed 2025-11-15T03:29:34Z
format Article
id ump-38322
institution Universiti Malaysia Pahang
institution_category Local University
language English
last_indexed 2025-11-15T03:29:34Z
publishDate 2023
publisher Elsevier B.V.
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling ump-383222023-09-12T04:38:24Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38322/ Sustainable production and evaluation of the properties of polyester-okra blended knitted fabric Islam, Md. Rafiqul Lotif, Md. Abdul Hossain, Md Shazzat Ullah, Mohammad Mia, Rony HD28 Management. Industrial Management Q Science (General) T Technology (General) The demand for fashionable knit fabric is increasing. Besides that, blended knit fabric, prepared from the blended yarn as well as using different types of yarn is also very popular to the modern customer. That's why, finding of new resource of raw material for fashionable knit fabric preparation is promising in the recent decade. Okra fiber is a biodegradable long staple bast fiber that can be obtained from abundant natural fiber sources after being extracted from lady's finger plants. It has high cellulosic content, worthy strength and modulus, and better thermal properties, making it a potential candidate as a raw material for the creation of stylish knit fabrics. Because of its rigidity and lack of flexibility, okra fiber cannot be spun into yarn on its own. In the current study, 1 × 1 rib fabric prepared from 30 Tex polyester/okra (PO) blended yarn of 80/20 and 85/15 blend ratio. For better comparison corresponding polyester/flax traditionally known as polyester/linen (PL) blended 1 × 1 rib fabric was also prepared. Current study found that, fabric characteristics, such as fabric weight, fabric dimension, air permeability, and bursting strength of PO blended fabric was compatible with PL blended fabric, with the exception of the fabric's hand feel characteristics. The overall findings revealed that the knit fabric qualities of PO mixed fabric were satisfactory. Due to the affordability and accessibility of okra fiber, the PO blended fabrics are very promising, sustainable and may be a viable choice to address the actual need for blended fabrics in the textile knitting industries. Elsevier B.V. 2023-03 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_nc_nd_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38322/1/Sustainable%20production%20and%20evaluation%20of%20the%20properties%20of%20polyester-okra%20blended%20knitted%20fabric.pdf Islam, Md. Rafiqul and Lotif, Md. Abdul and Hossain, Md Shazzat and Ullah, Mohammad and Mia, Rony (2023) Sustainable production and evaluation of the properties of polyester-okra blended knitted fabric. Results in Engineering, 17 (100923). pp. 1-8. ISSN 2590-1230. (Published) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2023.100923 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2023.100923
spellingShingle HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Q Science (General)
T Technology (General)
Islam, Md. Rafiqul
Lotif, Md. Abdul
Hossain, Md Shazzat
Ullah, Mohammad
Mia, Rony
Sustainable production and evaluation of the properties of polyester-okra blended knitted fabric
title Sustainable production and evaluation of the properties of polyester-okra blended knitted fabric
title_full Sustainable production and evaluation of the properties of polyester-okra blended knitted fabric
title_fullStr Sustainable production and evaluation of the properties of polyester-okra blended knitted fabric
title_full_unstemmed Sustainable production and evaluation of the properties of polyester-okra blended knitted fabric
title_short Sustainable production and evaluation of the properties of polyester-okra blended knitted fabric
title_sort sustainable production and evaluation of the properties of polyester-okra blended knitted fabric
topic HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Q Science (General)
T Technology (General)
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38322/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38322/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38322/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38322/1/Sustainable%20production%20and%20evaluation%20of%20the%20properties%20of%20polyester-okra%20blended%20knitted%20fabric.pdf