• N.Tondonsana Singh
• Satwika Das

Banana is one of the rhizomatous plants and developing all countries of the world. It is the fourth most significant global food crop in worldwide. India is the largest maker of banana in the world with an approximate annual output of 13.5 million tons, of which 80% is made from six states, namely, Tamilnadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. Yearly about 1.5 million tons of dry banana fibres can be manufactured from the outer sheath of pseudostem. Being a wealthy source of natural fibres, the pseudostem can be fruitfully utilized for numerous applications and preparation of various products like food sources, leaves as food wrapping, and stems for fibre and paper pulp. In banana plantations, after the fruits are harvested, the trunks or stems will be neglected. Billion tons of stems and leaves are abandoned annually .Such waste provides procurable sources of fibres, which advances to the reduction of other natural and synthetic fibres production that craves extra energy, fertilizer, and chemical. The properties of banana fibre are great absorbent, highly breathable, quickly dry with high tensile strength,weatherproof,UV protection(because of its lignin content),anti-oxident,moisture absorption and bio-degradable etc.Recent studies have been indicated that banana fibre acquires a lot amount of advantageous physical and chemical properties which can be used as a very good material for the textile industry . The aesthetic value cohabited with strength and mechanical properties which produce banana trunk fibre-woven fabric-reinforced composites as a suitable and sustainable eco-friendly material for blanket making..

"Fabrication of blanket using eco-friendly banana fiber", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.1207-1218, December 2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDT06197.pdf

"Fabrication of blanket using eco-friendly banana fiber", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp1207-1218, December 2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDT06197.pdf