Natural fibers have been used as an alternative to synthetic ones for their greener character; banana fibers have the advantage of coming from an agricultural residue. Fibers have been extracted by mechanical means from banana tree pseudostems, as a strategy to valorize banana crops residues. To increase the mechanical properties of the composite, technical textiles can be used as reinforcement...

Natural fibers have been used to reinforce materials for many years. More currently they have been employed in combination with plastics. Many types of natural fibers have been investigated for use in plastics including flax, hemp, jute, cotton and banana. Natural fibers have the advantage that they are renewable resources and have marketing appeal. These agricultural wastes can be used to prep...

Banana is tropical fruit contain health nutrition and fiber. Dwarf banana one of type that well growth in Indonesia, particularly Lampung Province. However, its economic value become exported commodities limited by short shelf life. In this study, the physicochemical changes were observed under vacuum packaging storage, order to know potency prolong life dwarf banana. The results showed could r...

The objective of the current study is to develop a model employing fuzzy logic expert system (FLES) for predicting noise reduction coefficient (NRC) banana-glass fiber composite. Banana has strong ability muffle sounds while having low tensile strength. Glass fiber, on other hand, limited capacity sound absorption despite considerable A composite consisting banana and glass been developed in or...

Abstract Banana fiber is a natural that has gained popularity as an eco-friendly product because it practical, long-lasting, and biodegradable. The primary source of banana the stalk, which agricultural waste typically discarded in careless way harms environment. As result, major topic today how to properly utilize value turn into treasure. In this exploration, experts have accumulated new info...

Various methods of isolating cellulosic fibers from banana pseudo-stems including mechanical extraction, steam release, release combined with chemical treatment, and an enzymatic method pectinase Staphylococcus sciuri, were performed. The produced by all the characterized. In this work, we report on breaking tenacity, strength, fiber length, diameter, toughness, linear density enzyme-retted fib...

The development of banana-based snack bars that fulfill the nutritional requirement for toddlers is required. In this study, we analyzed effects different concentrations banana puree, flour and potato starch on characteristics inulin, dietary fiber, protein, potassium as well hardness using response surface methodology. total, 14 experimental models were generated a simplex lattice design. Resu...

In the present study, possible effects of the addition of banana flour at different mass fractions (1 and 2%) are investigated on physical (overrun, viscosity), chemical (dry matter, fat and ash content, acidity, pH, water and oil holding capacity and colour), mineral content (Ca, K, Na, P, S, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn and Ni) and sensory properties of ice cream. Fibre--rich banana pieces were found to co...

This work aimed to study the in vitro colonic fermentation profile of unavailable carbohydrates of two different kinds of unripe banana flour and to evaluate their postprandial glycemic responses. The unripe banana mass (UBM), obtained from the cooked pulp of unripe bananas (Musa acuminata, Nanicão variety), and the unripe banana starch (UBS), obtained from isolated starch of unripe banana, pla...

Few fiber supplements have been studied for physiological effectiveness. The effects of native banana starch (NBS) and soy milk (control) on body weight and insulin sensitivity in obese type 2 diabetics were compared using a blind within-subject crossover design. Subjects undertook two phases of 4-week supplementation either with NBS or soy milk. Patients on NBS lost more body weight than when ...