Processing and application of Ligno-cellulosic Fibres

There is an urgent need for increase in land allocation to food crops due to rising population, especially in developing countries and on the other hand, cotton availability and its per capita availability is getting reduced due to which alternative fibre sources need to be identified and appropriate technologies developed for their conversion into useful textile products. Ligno-cellulosic fibres are one such alternative but their extraction is a tedious task which may vary as per the intended use of the fibres extracted. The present paper summarizes the extraction process of ligno-cellulosic fibres according to their end use and also briefs about their possible applications in textiles.