Fiber Length of Eri Silk Cocoons and Influence of Staple Cutting during Spinning Preparatory Process

The range of single fiber length in both white and brick red eri cocoons is very high due to inactivity of Filipi’s gland of silkworm along with open structure of cocoons’ shells. This wide range can be reduced by staple cutting process after cocoons’ opening. The average fiber length is improved wi...

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Main Authors: Debasis Chattopadhyay, Arijit Chakraborty, S. M. Chatterjee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-07-01
Series:Journal of Natural Fibers
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2020.1821286