Characterization of ligno-cellulosic seed fibre from Wrightia Tinctoria plant for textile applications-an exploratory investigation

A hitherto uninvestigated ligno-cellulosic seed fibre from the plant Wrightia Tinctoria has been chosen for the current study to unravel its physical properties, and potentialities in textile applications. Both raw and partially delignified fibres were tested for their morphological and structural features by X-ray diffraction, optical microscope and FT-IR spectra, thermal properties by thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry and fibre fineness properties. The non-spinnable brittle virgin fibre becomes spinnable after partial delignification due to the decreased fibre rigidity imparted by lignin. Knitted fabrics were made successfully with (20%) and without cotton blending.