MD. KHORSHED ALAM, MUBARAK HOSSEN*, AYESHA KHATTON, S. M. MAHRUF HOSSAIN and NAYER SULTANA
Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Manik Mia Avenue, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.
*Corresponding author’s E-mail: mmubarak24@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
The study was conducted at the Textile Physics Division and Chemistry Division of Bangladesh Jute Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh during 2015. The assessment of physico-chemical properties of the variety O-72 was blue seeded with lower percentage of oil content than naturally brown seeded but saponification value was higher, Brightness (23.94%), fineness (38.60%) and bundle strength (06.20 lb/mg) index were very much comparable to bleached jute samples using 6% hydrogen peroxide. Cellulose content was 65.68% as well as lignin and hemicelluloses content were 13.95% and 17.94% respectively which were more prominent than O-9897 varieties of jute fibres.
Keywords: Brightness, Whiteness, Bundle strength, Cellulose and Lignin.