Isolation and Extraction of Natural Cellulose Fibers from Sanseveria trifasciata Plant in local area

Abstract: There are many fibre yielding plants in India, which has wide potential for use in diversified fields, but they remain unexplored so far. Application of natural fibres is superior to synthetics because they can be achieved cheaply and they have an environmental advantage. The less explored natural fibres belong to leaf fibres. Hence in this work an attempt has been made to extract fibres from Sansevieria trifasciata leaves and it was examined for its structural aspects for textile applications. The Sanseveria trifasciata leaf is found abundantly in our country. S. trifasciata fibre are the essential alternative in the ever-expanding horizon of textile fibre. These fibres are not toxic in besides the disposal of fibre wastes is easier as they are necessarily biodegradable. The extraction of fibres involves the retting process which is followed by the decortication process. From the above various methods, a suitable extraction method is selected based on the parts of the plant from which the fibre is to be extracted