Jute is a long, shiny vegetable fiber that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. The fibers are off-white to brown, and 1–4 meters (3–12 feet) long. Bangladesh is the world’s largest exporter of jute. It is one of the cheapest and the strongest of all natural fibers and considered as fiber of the future. Jute is second only to cotton in world's production of textile fibers. Jute is not only a major textile fibre but also a raw material for non-traditional and value added non-textile products. Jute has seemingly limitless uses. Core uses are twine and rope, sackings, carpets, wrapping fabrics (cotton bale), and the construction fabric manufacturing industry. Other uses include espadrilles, floor coverings, home textiles, high performance textiles, Geotextiles, and composites. While jute is being replaced by synthetic materials in many of these uses, jute is still valuable due to its biodegradable nature. Recently jute fibres are used in a wide range of diversified products: decorative fabrics, chic-saris, salwar kamizes, soft luggage's, footwear, greeting cards, molded door panels and other innumerable useful consumer products. This article is an overview about jute fibers, its cultivation & production, features, physical properties, morphology and chemical composition. Further we discussed the photochemical and thermal degradation, moisture effect and the drawbacks of jute fiber. Finally, production process of jute fabrics and some uses has been described.
Keywords: Jute, Textile, Fibers, Fabrics.
28-Feb-2025
