Response of Fiber Properties to Gin Machinery and Moisture During Ginning as Measured by HVI

1983 ◽  
Vol 105 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. S. Anthony

The High Volume Instrument (HVI) classification of cotton provides a detailed characterization of fiber properties that are important to the cotton marketing and manufacturing industries. Several of these properties are influenced by gin machinery; for example, lint cleaners improve the trash grade, grayness, and yellowness of cotton. HVI measurements revealed that moisture content of the cotton during gin processing influenced fiber properties more than did gin machinery. Fiber length, fiber strength, length uniformity, and trash grade decreased as the moisture content during gin processing decreased.

1988 ◽  
Vol 58 (8) ◽  
pp. 433-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. K. Dever ◽  
J. R. Gannaway ◽  
R. V. Baker

Seven sources of cotton representing a wide range of fiber properties were roller ginned, saw ginned, or saw ginned plus processed through tandem saw lint cleaners or through an aggressive carding-type cleaner (Cottonmaster1). Lint cleaner induced changes in fiber length and nep count were compared to fiber property measurements from roller ginned samples. Fiber length deterioration from saw ginning was negatively correlated with fiber strength. Fiber breakage in lint cleaning was positively correlated with fiber fineness. Resistance to fiber length damage in ginning was explained best by fiber strength and fineness, or an estimate of individual fiber strength. Initial and final nep level were related to fineness, nonlint content, and upper quartile length, but an increase in neps due to lint cleaning had no significant relationship to fiber properties.


2014 ◽  
Vol 84 (9) ◽  
pp. 979-988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey RS Naylor ◽  
Christopher D Delhom ◽  
Xiaoliang Cui ◽  
Jean-Paul Gourlot ◽  
James Rodgers

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Desalegn Atalie ◽  
Rotich K. Gideon

Purpose This study aims at extracting and characterizing palm leaf fibers from Elaeis guineensis species of palm trees found in Ethiopia. Design/methodology/approach The fibers were extracted using three methods: manually, through water retting and chemically with sodium hydroxide. Physical parameters of the extracted fibers were evaluated, including tensile strength, fiber fineness, moisture content, degradation point and functional groups. Its cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin contents were also analyzed. Findings The results showed that the palm leaf fibers have a comparable fiber strength (170-450 MPa), elongation (0.95-1.25 per cent), fiber length (230-500 mm) and moisture regain (8-10 per cent) to jute, sisal and flax and thus can be used for technical textile application. Originality/value The fibers extracted using the water retting method had better properties than the other extraction methods. Its fiber length of 307 mm, cellulose content of 58 per cent, strength of 439 MPa and elongation of 1.24 per cent were the highest for all the extracted fibers. When compared with other fibers, palm leaf fiber properties such as tensile strength (439 MPa), elongation (1.24 per cent), moisture content (7.9-10.4 per cent and degradation point (360-380°C) were consistent with those of jute, sisal and ramie fibers. Hence, palm leaf fibers can be used for technical textile applications such as composite reinforcement.


2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 150
Author(s):  
EMY SULISTYOWATI ◽  
SIWI SUMARTINI ◽  
ABDURRAKHMAN ABDURRAKHMAN

<p>ABSTRAK</p><p>Persilangan interspesies kapas tetraploid antara G. hirsutum danG. barbadense dilakukan untuk memperbaiki mutu serat G. hirsutum.Penelitian dilakukan dengan menguji 16 galur F1 hasil persilanganinterspesifik kapas tetraploid, 8 varietas tetua betina dari kelompokG. hirsutum (Kanesia 9, Kanesia 10, Kanesia 11, Kanesia 12, Kanesia 14,dan Kanesia 15), dan 2 varietas tetua jantan dari kelompok G. barbadense(Pima dan Giza 90). Penelitian disusun dalam rancangan acak kelompokyang diulang dua kali, dengan luas plot 50 m 2 dan jarak tanam 100 x 25cm 2 . Percobaan dilaksanakan di Asembagus dari bulan Januari sampaidengan Desember 2009. Pengamatan dilakukan terhadap komponenproduksi, produksi, dan mutu serat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwaproduktivitas galur-galur F1 hasil persilangan interspesies kapas tetraploidberkisar antara 1.495-2.602,50 kg kapas berbiji/ha dan kandungan seratantara 30,14 – 38,66%. Galur F1 yang tertinggi produktivitasnya adalah P08019 (Kanesia 10 x Pima), sedangkan galur yang tertinggi kandunganseratnya adalah P 08032 (Kanesia 13 x Pima). Heterosis produksi kapasberbiji atas rerata kedua tetua pada galur-galur F1 berserat panjang hasilpersilangan interspesies kapas tetraploid cukup luas kisarannya yaitu dari-20,60 sampai 35,47. Galur-galur F1 hasil persilangan interspesies kapastetraploid memiliki kehalusan, kekuatan dan panjang serat yang lebih baikdibandingkan tetua betinanya (G. hirsutum). Limabelas dari 16 galur F1memiliki kehalusan serat yang berada dalam kisaran 3,5 – 4,9 mic.Perbaikan genetik 15 galur F1 tersebut untuk kekuatan serat adalah 7,34 -72,88%, sedangkan untuk karakter panjang serat mencapai 8,94 – 34,58%.Terdapat korelasi negatif antara potensi produksi dan kekuatan serat, jugaantara kehalusan serat dengan kekuatan dan panjang serat.</p><p>Kata kunci : G. hirsutum, produksi, mutu serat, persilangan interspesies,tetraploid</p><p>ABSTRACT</p><p>Yield and Fiber Properties of F1 Lines Resulted fromInterspecific Hybridisation of Tetraploid Cotton</p><p>Interspecific hybridisation of tetraploid cotton between G. hirsutumand G. barbadense aiming to improve fiber properties of G. hirsutum wascarried out in Asembagus from January through December 2009.Experiment was testing 16 F1 interspecific cotton lines, eight G. hirsutumvarieties of female parents (Kanesia 9, Kanesia 10, Kanesia 11, Kanesia12, Kanesia 14, dan Kanesia 15), and two G. barbadense varieties of maleparents (Pima dan Giza 90). The experiment was arranged in randomizedblock design with two replicates; plot size was 50 m 2 and planting spacewas 100 x 25 cm 2 . Parameters observed were yield components, yield, andfiber properties. Experiment result showed that yield of F1 lines resultedfrom interspecific hybridisation of tetraploid cotton ranged 1,495 –2,602.50 kg seed cotton/ha with gin turnout of 30.4 – 38.66%. Line P08019 (Kanesia 10 x Pima) was the best yielding line, whereas lineP 08032 performed the highest gin turn. Heterosis of yield overmid parentsof each line ranged from -20.60 to 35.47. F1 lines resulted frominterspecific hybridisation of tetraploid cotton have better fiber fineness,strength, and length as compared to their female parents. Fifteen out of 16F1 line have fiber finess of 3.5 - 4.9 mic. The F1 lines showed geneticimprovement of fiber strength by 7.34 - 72.88% and of fiber length by 8.94- 34.58%. A negative correlation was observed between yield and fiberstrength, as well as between fiber fineness and fiber strength and length.</p><p>Key words : G.  hirsutum,  production,  fiber  value,  interspecifichibdridisation, tetraploid</p>


2019 ◽  
Vol 89 (21-22) ◽  
pp. 4491-4501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongliang Liu ◽  
B Todd Campbell ◽  
Christopher Delhom

There has been great interest in assessing yarn tenacity directly from available cotton fiber property data acquired by various means, including high-volume instrumentation (HVI). The HVI test is a primary and routine measurement providing fiber properties to cotton researchers. Knowledge about yarn tenacity within a cotton cultivar or between cultivars could be useful with regard to understanding the selection of cotton cultivars. This study examined the effect of cotton growth location, crop year, and cultivar on three relationships (fiber strength versus fiber micronaire, yarn tenacity versus fiber micronaire, and fiber strength versus yarn tenacity), and found great variations in the Pearson correlation and the gradients of respective regression lines. Instead of developing linear regression models from HVI fiber properties to predict yarn tenacity, this study applied a simple ratio method (i.e. normalized fiber strength or yarn tenacity against five HVI fiber properties) to relate fiber strength with yarn tenacity. The short fiber index was found to have a greater effect on the correlation between modified yarn tenacity and modified fiber strength than micronaire, yellowness, upper-half mean length, or uniformity index. This result implied the feasibility of utilizing HVI fiber short fiber index and strength data, as a semiquantitative and fast approach, to compare yarn tenacity performance within a cotton cultivar or between cultivars.


2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Ruixiu Sui

Saw-type lint cleaner (STLC) was most efficient lint cleaner in cotton ginning. However, STLC damaged fiber quality. An air-bar lint cleaner (ABLC) was developed and evaluated to preserve cotton fiber quality. The ABLC used pressurized-air to remove non-lint materials from cotton fiber. During lint cleaning process, non-lint materials attached to the fiber were blown off the fiber without the fiber making aggressive mechanical contact with a grid bar in conventional saw-type lint cleaner (STLC). It was expected using this concept that the fiber quality could be preserved by reducing the damage from mechanical impact of the fiber against the grid bar. Preliminary testing of the ABLC prototype showed that ABLC generated less lint waste and had a higher turnout rate than STLC. Use of ABLC could save 2.8 kg of lint in each 225 kg bale of cotton. The High Volume Instrument (HVI) analysis indicated the fiber properties in fiber length, uniformity, short fiber content, and color were not significantly different between ABLC and STLC. However, the Advanced Fiber Information System (AFIS) tests showed STLC had better performance than ABLC in fiber length and short fiber content while the trash and dust content with ABLC was lower than the STLC. More research was necessary to further prove the concept of ABLC and improve its performance in preserving cotton fiber quality.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wallace Derricotte ◽  
Huiet Joseph

The mechanism of isomerization of hydroxyacetone to 2-hydroxypropanal is studied within the framework of reaction force analysis at the M06-2X/6-311++G(d,p) level of theory. Three unique pathways are considered: (i) a step-wise mechanism that proceeds through formation of the Z-isomer of their shared enediol intermediate, (ii) a step-wise mechanism that forms the E-isomer of the enediol, and (iii) a concerted pathway that bypasses the enediol intermediate. Energy calculations show that the concerted pathway has the lowest activation energy barrier at 45.7 kcal mol<sup>-1</sup>. The reaction force, chemical potential, and reaction electronic flux are calculated for each reaction to characterize electronic changes throughout the mechanism. The reaction force constant is calculated in order to investigate the synchronous/asynchronous nature of the concerted intramolecular proton transfers involved. Additional characterization of synchronicity is provided by calculating the bond fragility spectrum for each mechanism.


2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janelle A.F. Heitmeier ◽  
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Emily S. Martin ◽  
Jordan M. Bretzfelder ◽  
D. Alex Patthoff ◽  
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