Green And Environment-Friendly Clothing Fiber -- Towel Gourd Fiber And Lotus Fiber

The so-called "green fiber" from the ecological point of view should meet the following three conditions: (1) raw materials using renewable resources, will not destroy the ecological balance and lead to resource depletion; (2) the production process will not pollute the environment, comply with the requirements of energy saving and environmental protection, and products are healthy and comfortable; (3) the finished products can be recycled or discarded under natural conditions after being discarded.

This paper mainly describes the properties, application and development prospects of towel gourd fiber and fiber.

1 towel gourd fiber

1.1 the background of towel gourd fiber

In recent years, "Luffa king" has been growing steadily at many vegetable exhibitions. The loofah, a few meters long, has been seen everywhere, but mainly as an ornamental.

However, such long loofah, if dried up on the vine, will do great work.

Of course, no matter whether it is short loofah or long loofah, it can not just be a dish on the table. With the extensive cultivation and promotion of these years, towel gourd fiber products have been diversified. After processing, they can be made into hundreds of different kinds of daily health care necessities, such as loofah insoles, pillow cores, mattresses, bathing appliances and so on.

1.2 the properties of towel gourd fiber

Towel gourd fiber is a kind of netted fiber that appears after maturing and drying of towel gourd. It is also known as loofah and towel gourd cloth.

Chinese people have a long history of using towel gourd fiber.

In the Ming Dynasty, ancient Chinese medical books such as "Chinese Materia Medica", "medical and forestry compiling" and "Materia Medica" were recorded.

TCM generally believes that it has the effects of cooling blood and detoxicating, and removing water and dampness.

Modern scientific research also found that Luffa tree contains xylan, mannan, galactan and so on, which has sedative, analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects.

Loofah fiber is grid like, flexible and elastic, water absorption is strong, moisture regain is higher than cotton fiber and similar to hemp, moisture absorption, sweat absorption, good permeability and good moisture permeability.

1.3 application of towel gourd fiber

1.3.1 towel gourd shoe pad

As the saying goes, "a man's foot is like a tree's roots."

Pure natural loofah health care insole can overcome the disadvantages such as stiff, deformed and smelly leather shoes, slippery and peculiar smell of plastic insoles, and so on. It will not be as sweaty as a pure cotton insole. It will be slippery, sticky, dry and mildew. Even if the sweat is more, the surface is dry and a little like "diaper".

In addition, loofah can improve the warm and humid environment in the shoes, inhibit the propagation and growth of bacteria; it can effectively absorb shock and reduce the damage to all parts of the body; because of the special structure of natural plant fiber, the air permeability of loofah insole is second to none in all insole materials, and the long-term use can achieve the purpose of preventing foot odor, sweating and beriberi.

After long use, the towel gourd shoe pad can also be pformed into an environmental protection tool for washing sole.

1.3.2 natural towel gourd bathing products

Natural towel gourd bathing products have become one of the first choice products for consumers when they bake beauty and health care products. They become essential items in many hotels, bathing centers and family bathrooms.

The towel gourd is more tough, and the bath products made from natural sponge gourd are bath, massage, massage. It can effectively remove the dust on the surface of the skin, remove excess fat from the pores, have a good effect on the skin diseases such as acne and acne, and promote the blood circulation, accelerate the metabolism and enhance the immunity.

After use, the body feels comfortable and refreshing. It can make skin rosy and healthy, refreshing its youthful charm and postponing the natural aging phenomenon caused by age.

1.3.3 towel gourd fiber bed products

The mattress and bed pillow made of towel gourd fiber are generally covered with pure cotton outer covering, not direct contact material. It can absorb and eliminate sweat, moisture and odor, keep the air fresh, dry the bed, and create a comfortable and perfect sleep environment.

Luffa collaterals, such as dispelling wind, dredging collaterals, cooling blood and detoxifying, can also promote blood circulation and metabolism in sleep, relieve fatigue and improve sleep quality.

It has obvious adjuvant effects on shoulder pain, low back pain, joint pain, insomnia and asthma.

Loofah has antibacterial, odorant and moisture-proof properties, making bed products dry, green and healthy.

The pillow, pillow and cushion made of sponge gourd can purify the air, remove odor, moisture and mildew, and keep the air fresh.

It is suitable for bedding, car seat, sofa and chair.

The cushion is also one of the best health care products for the treatment of spur.

1.3.4 loofah toys and accessories

Pure natural plant fiber pet toys can be digested even if they are in the stomach. They can also remove animal's dental dirt. Fiber material is not easy to touch the dust on the ground.

Loofah made of ornaments with a rural flavor, has gradually entered the line of sight, small to mobile phone pendants, clothing pendants to decorate display products.

1.4 deficiency

At present, there are no corresponding industry laws and regulations to restrict and regulate towel gourd products.

(1) when buying, first need to combine "sniffing, touching and looking" to identify directly, so as to prevent shoddy loofah products from being shoddy.

At present, the loofah fiber is still in the post processing state. Due to the limitations of its processing conditions, the shelf life of the towel gourd fiber products is subject to certain restrictions, which is mainly affected by the preservation environment.

(2) if the mould is found to be black in the process of use, it should be discarded as far as possible.

But the color darkening after washing is a normal phenomenon.

(3) when washing, soft detergent should be used to increase its service life.

For the mattress, bed pillow and so on, only need to wash the outer cover, and the towel gourd fiber products in it can be regularly drying.

2 fiber

The background of 2.1 charged fibers

China's lotus root area is nearly 10 million mu, mainly with the harvest lotus root and lotus seed mainly, a large number of lotus stems, not withered and rotten, is randomly thrown and abandoned. If the weight of the load per mu is calculated by 2.5 tons, tens of millions of tons of loaded rods are abandoned [4] every year.

If we can make this natural agricultural waste become a new fiber after scientific and reasonable processing, it will bring huge economic and social benefits.

2.2 fiber properties

Lotus fiber was harvested from lotus roots after harvesting lotus leaf stem, also known as "lotus fiber" [5].

The lotus fiber is a plant fiber derived from a secondary spiral tube and a secondary wall of the tracheid.

The fiber extracted by physical method is slender and soft, and is longitudinally zonal spirally twisted with pverse joints, and its appearance is yellow.

The fiber is a flat banded filament composed of many monofilament fibers (or microfibers), which is made up of 4~10 monofilaments.

The diameter of monofilament fiber is about 4 m, and the pverse Association distance of monofilament fiber is 3~5 m.

The pverse morphology of lotus fiber is approximately circular or oval, with a middle cavity and a hole in the cross section.

The fibers extracted from fresh lotus stems are more silk like, longer in length, finer in size, lighter in color and more soft and elegant. The fibers processed by dry machining methods are more like hemp fibers, and the fibers are coarser and more brown.

The density of the fiber is smaller than that of cotton and ramie, and is close to that of silk and acrylic fiber.

The fiber density is small, the weight is light, and the fiber is soft and elegant.

The linear density of the fiber is smaller than that of ramie and silk, and the linear density of cotton fiber and cotton type chemical fiber is close.

It can be seen that the load fiber is finer, which is conducive to yarn strength and evenness, and can spin high count and high density yarn.

The moisture regain of the fiber is close to that of ramie, larger than cotton and silk, smaller than wool and viscose, and has good hygroscopicity.

Application of 2.3 fiber

The preparation methods of the fiber mainly include artificial direct extraction of fresh fiber and mechanical processing of dry rod.

In addition, after soaking treatment, microorganisms in the water are used to decompose some of the rods, and then after drying and drying, the fibers are easier to make.

The processing methods of the fibers are naturally processed by physical means. Most of them are pretreated by microorganisms. Almost no adverse effects on the natural environment can be produced. The fibers produced can be used for any textile processing and are excellent textile fibers.

The fiber is a better textile.

The fabric is used for pure spinning or blending. The woven fabric has a rough cloth and a hard handle.

The 2010 Milan fashion week, a display of Italy brand, has successfully applied its fiber to textile production.

I believe that with people's close proximity to nature, the fibers will appear in front of everyone.

3 prospects

The textile industry association has formulated the outline for 12th Five-Year and the next ten years. The important area of this outline is the development strategy of fiber materials.

The first to bear in mind is to continue to use natural fibers and expand [10].

The significance of towel gourd fiber products not only adds a new natural textile material, improves the diversity and added value of textile products, but also improves the comprehensive utilization rate of resources.

The commercial cultivation and development of towel gourd has been in China for more than ten years. Most of the products are exported to Europe and the United States, and are not widely known in China.

Loofah as the internationally recognized most upscale shoe pad material, has been hot selling Europe and the United States and other developed countries market.

With the continuous development of the domestic economy and the progress of people's consumption concept, it will gradually be recognized by the vast number of domestic consumers.

The fiber contains many kinds of trace elements which are beneficial to human health. Its fabric has good functions of bacteriostasis, health care, moisture absorption and perspiration, especially the development of this fiber can make agricultural waste as a resource to develop circular agriculture, not only conducive to the protection of the ecological environment, but also meets the needs of people advocating nature, pursuit of comfort and health care, and can create good social and economic benefits for textile and garment enterprises.

Natural sponge gourd fiber is a short fiber, and the fiber is a long filamentous long fiber.

How to extract towel gourd fiber from loofah, then combine the two kinds of green fiber and play a leading role in the field of clothing, is a topic worthy of further study.

Of course, with further research and Discussion on towel gourd fiber and fiber, we should make greater achievements in standardization, production and commercialization.