Tonmoy Bhoumik

1. WELCOME TO PRESENTATION

2. Jute Fiber
Submitted By:
Tonmoy Bhoumik
Dept. of Textile Engineering
Jessore University of Science & Technology

3. Introduction
Jute is a natural fiber popularly
known as the “Golden Fiber”.
Jute fiber comes from the stem of
a herbaceous annual plant
“Corchorus”.

4. • Jute is the second in the world’s production of
textile fibers after cotton.
• India , Bangladesh are leading producers of Jute.
• Jute is almost entirely a market oriented crop.
• Bangladesh is the largest cultivator of raw jute.
• The plant has a height of 8 to 12 feet.

5. Cultivation and Harvesting of Fiber
• Jute is a rainy season crop sown from
March to May according to rainfall
and types of land.
• Jute requires a warm and humid
climate with temperature between
24ċ to 37ċ.
• Jute is harvested any time between
120 days to 150 days when the
flowers have been shed, early
harvesting gives good healthy fibers.

6. Structure of Fiber
• Commercial jute varies from yellow to brown
to greyish in color.
• The bundle of fibers held together by gummy
material;
Lignin which plays an important role in
structure of plant.

7. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF JUTE
•Jute is a cellulosic
fiber. Jute is composed
of 65% cellulose and
35% natural wages,
oils and cements
(lignin)

8. The Chemical Composition of Jute is given below:
Components Percentage (%)
Cellulose 65.2
Hemi-cellulose 22.2
Lignin 10.8
Water soluble 1.5
Fat and wax 0.3

9. Uses
• Jute is cheap and reasonably strong and is available in large quantities.
Generally used in:
Sacks & Packing Cloth.
Food Storage.
Backing cloth for carpets.
Used in Geotextiles, technical textiles and textile composites.
Mixed with wool, used in cheap clothing.

10. Jute Products

11. Processing: Environmental Impact
Advantages
• 100% biodegradable.
oReduction in use of plastics
goods.
• Unused “waste” parts of plants
add nutrients to the soil
Disadvantages
• Jute mill runoff causes
sound/water/soil pollution.

12. Processing: Economical
• 2nd most important
vegetable fiber.
• Large mills employ around
4000 workers.
• Demand for 100% raw
material fibers decreases,
causing mill shut downs.

13. Worldwide Harvest and Sale
• 3.5 million tons produced
annually.
• 2.5 to 3 million tons sold for
about 200 million dollars.

14. Major Buyers And Sellers
• Bangladesh is the world
largest exporter of jute.
• India, Pakistan, and China
are the primary buyers.

15. The future of jute?
• As we drive to transition to a bio-based economy, the jute industry
will also grow for years to come
• Will be essential in multiple industries, such as automotive and
clothing
• Growing among consumers as a favorable substitute to synthetic
resources, which make the future of jute very bright.

16. Summary
• Important economical fiber.
• Versatile fiber with many
uses.
• Agriculturally beneficial.
• Demand will increase in the
future

17. Thank YOU