Lignin, a cross-linked macromolecule of hydrophobic aromatic structure, provides additional rigidity to a plant cell wall. Although it is an integral part of the plant cell, presence of lignin considerably reduces the quality of the fiber of fiber-yielding plants. Decreasing lignin in such plants holds significant commercial and environmental potential. This study aimed at reducing the lignin c...

The chemical composition of several non-woody plant fibers (bast fibers from flax, hemp, kenaf, jute; leaf fibers from sisal, abaca and curaua; and giant reed), which are used as raw materials for pulp and papermaking, has been evaluated. Particular attention was paid to the composition of the lipophilic compounds and the structure of the lignin polymer since they are important components of th...

The paper examines the impacts of climate change, agroecology and socio-economic factors on agricultural land use diversity (ALUD) using a panel data of 17 regions of Bangladesh covering a 61 year period (1948–2008) by applying a dynamic panel GMM estimator. Results revealed that ALUD and total rainfall have actually increased @ 0.19% and 0.02% per year whereas variability in temperature has de...

Jute fibres is of great interest to be used as reinforcement in thermoset or thermoplastic composites, order provide positive environmental benefits in-terms degradability, abundance, low density, nominal cost and recyclable. During fabricating the researchers facing complications such high water absorbing (WA) character, poor incompatibility fibre with resins, quality variations fibres, therma...

In this paper, fire resistance of natural fabrics and their composites were experimentally investigated. Special interest was given to use bio based materials such as lignin, chlorophosphates, levulinic acid cardanol in order exploit capability be utilized flame retardants. Dopamine hydrochloride polymerized polydopamine (PDA) coated jute fabric surface. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) therm...

Low profitability from jute farming, declining area and negligible pulse are the rising concerns of farmers Indo-Bangla subcontinent. This paper evaluated extent yield competition in jutemungbean intercropping with varying spatial geometry under alternate single row (SR) double (DR) planting. Two 2-year field experiments were conducted independently for two systems plantings involving (cv NJ 70...

Jute modified has been used for adsorption of Cr (VI), Cd (II) and Pb (II) ions over a range ofinitial metal ion concentration. Adsorption process is done in batch mode. Adsorption isotherms ofthe heavy metals on adsorbents prepared were determined and correlated with common isothermequations. It was found that the Freundlich isotherm is better than Langmuir for explaining thebehavior of adsorp...