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A sustainable approach to utilize an agro-based weedy plant “Urena lobata” in blend yarn manufacturing in short-staple ring spinning

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Agro-based weedy plants are ubiquitous globally and adversely impact the environment, agriculture, and human health. Thus, it would be a noteworthy accomplishment to mitigate the impact of these inescapable plants by repurposing them for beneficial ends. The present study employed the utilization of an agro-based weedy plant, namely “Urena lobata,” to manage agro-based waste effectively. For the first time, this study investigates the feasibility of manufacturing Urena lobata (UL) blend yarn in the ring spinning system. The Urena lobata (UL) fiber, which is naturally extracted, is a bast fiber with a long staple length. This fiber is processed into staple form and subsequently blended with cotton and polyester fibers. In this research, the maximum ratio of Urena lobata (UL) fiber in the form of chemically treated and untreated fiber was 25%, a homogenous blend with cotton and polyester to spun blend yarn using the conventional ring spinning system. Chemically treated and untreated 75/25% cotton/Urena lobata (CO/UL) and 75/25% Polyester/Urena lobata (PO/UL) blend yarns were characterized by their unevenness (U%), irregularity index (I), imperfection index (IPI), hairiness, and bundle yarn strength. Furthermore, optical microscopic images were utilized to observe the morphological characteristics of the fiber structure in the longitudinal view of the yarn. The Chemically treated Urena lobata (UL) blend yarn exhibited superior outcomes in comparison to untreated Urena lobata (UL) blend yarn. The chemical treatment of the blended yarn resulted in performance levels that fell within acceptable ranges. This indicates that the blended yarn can be deemed a sustainable blend component that is capable of meeting the current demand in the textile spinning industry.

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The authors would like to express thanks and gratitude to Multazim Spinning Mill Ltd, Mymenshing, Dhaka, Bangladesh, for providing machinery and testing equipment on time during this experiment and TÜV SÜD Bangladesh Pvt. Ltd, Dhaka, Bangladesh for other assistance that made this work possible. The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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  1. Department of Physics, National Institute of Textile Engineering and Research (NITER), Nayarhat, Savar, Dhaka, 1350, Bangladesh

    Kamrul Hasan

  2. Department of Textile Engineering, National Institute of Textile Engineering and Research (NITER), Nayarhat, Savar, Dhaka, 1350, Bangladesh

    Sadikur Rahman & Muhammad Tanjil

  3. Department of Textile Fashion and Design, R. P. Shaha University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Md. Atik Bin Habib

  4. Department of Yarn Engineering, National Institute of Textile Engineering and Research (NITER), Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Sadikur Rahman

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KH: Conceived and designed the experiments; Performed the experiments; Contributed reagents, materials, analysis tools or data; Wrote the paper and reviewed the manuscript. SR: Conceived and designed the experiments; Performed the experiments; Analyzed and interpreted the data; Contributed reagents, materials, analysis tools or data; Prepared the graphs; Wrote the paper and reviewed the manuscript. ABH: Analyzed and interpreted the data; Prepared the graphs and reviewed the manuscript. MT: Performed the experiments and reviewed the manuscript.

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Hasan, K., Rahman, S., Habib, M.B. et al. A sustainable approach to utilize an agro-based weedy plant “Urena lobata” in blend yarn manufacturing in short-staple ring spinning. Cellulose 30, 9815–9827 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-023-05465-5

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