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FIBRE FINENESS OF WHITE JUTE OF DIFFERENT DISTRICTS OF BANGLADESH: AN IMPORTANT PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTY FOR FINE YARN MANUFACTURING (Pages : 9 - 12)

The work deals with an objective measurement of fibre fineness of white jute produced in Bangladesh. Fibre fineness is an important physico-mechanical property which has a great impact on processing system for preparing quality yarn. Hence the main objective of the study was to find out the location where fibre of specific diameter could be obtained for producing right type of product. Variation of fibre fineness for different climates, soils and waters was also observed in this study. The samples were collected from Faridpur, Shariatpur, Khulna, Jessore, Rangpur, Naogaon, Kishoregong, Jamalpur and Chandpur of Bangladesh during the period 2006-2009. The samples were examined in the laboratory of textile physics division of Bangladesh Jute Research Institute under standard testing conditions. Airflow Method, an internationally excepted method, for measuring fibre fineness of jute and cotton was used to determine fibre fineness. In this method whole jute reed is used in bundle form to measure fineness. Five samples of individual characteristics were tested for each district. The fineness of the tested samples was found ranging from 31.5 to 40.22 µ. It was found that sample ID-0005 of Talma, Faridpur and sample ID-0013 of Bawshi, Jamalpur showed the same fineness value 32.15 µ and appeared to be the finest than those of others. Another two samples ID-003 of Kanaipur and ID-0012 of Aramnagar possessed fineness values 33.15 µ and 32.75 µ respectively. They were also found finer than those of others. From the individual results established under this study Faridpur and Jamalpur districts could be mentioned as the place of fine fibre. Though samples of those districts appeared to be finer but a significant variation among the obtained fineness values were established. It was found that the samples of Naogaon district from ID-0031 to 0035 possessed fineness values ranging from 34.00 µ to 34.80 µ with negligible variation. It was observed from this study that finer fibres wDownload