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About the Book

 

Jute Basics’ is intended to be treated as a hand book for jute. The purpose of the book is to introduce ‘Jute’ with its versatile attributes to the prospective consumers and the environmentally conscious people of the world. It mainly aims at catering to the need of the users, the industry, the academicians and the dealers in jute and jute products. The book contains core information about jute including technical and scientific descriptions to the extent that would enable interested readers from varied backgrounds to know and understand jute. It is hoped that this book will provide a better understanding of the more important aspects of jute as a raw material and the basic processes involved in converting this raw material into various products.

This book also attempts to fill the knowledge gap in the sector and bring together comprehensive information in respect of agricultural production, structure & properties, mechanical & chemical processing, finishing processes and various traditional & diversified uses of jute.

Easy to understand mode of writing along with adequate illustrations, photographs, data & statistics is expected to make this book a unique piece of handy reference publication and satisfy a large number of people who have taken up career/business / trade and interest in this eco-friendly and versatile natural fibre - JUTE.
 
     
     
 

About the Authors

The different chapters of the book have been authored by several subject experts in the field of Jute Agriculture (Dr MA Sobhan), Jute Physics (Dr D Sur), Jute Chemistry (Dr MN Amin), Mechanical Processing (Dr P Ray & Mr A Mukherjee), and Chemical Processing (Dr AK Samanta & Dr TK Guha Roy) Jute products (Dr ABM Abdullah), Market of Jute (Mr FH Bhuiyan and Mr C Roul) and Eco-status of jute (Dr TK Guha Roy), while the development of jute over a century has been written by Mr Sudripta Roy, Secretary General of IJSG.

The quality of the content of the book has been monitored by a Board of Editors, comprising of some renowned scientists/experts having long experience in various disciplines of jute.

 
       
 

Contents

 
     
  Chapter 1:

The Story of Jute - Past, Present and Future

jute Yesterday, Jute Today, jute Tomorrow

 
       
  Chapter 2:

Jute Agriculture

Introduction, Cultivation, Post-harvest Technologies, Fibre Quality and Grading, jute Seed Production

 
   

 

 
  Chapter 3:

Physics and Chemistry of Jute

Origin of jute Fibre, Structure of Jute Fibre, Physical Properties of jute, Chemistry of jute, Chemical Properties of jute Fibre

 
   

 

 
  Chapter 4:

Mechanical Processing of Jute

Introduction, Conversion of jute Fibre to Yarn, Yarn to Fabric, Finishing, Quality Assurance, Machinery Development, Non-woven Technology, Manufacturing of Diversified Products, Composites and Technical Textiles of jute

 
   

 

 
  Chapter 5:

Chemical Processing of Jute

Introduction, Chemical & Bio-chemical Treatments of jute, Woolenisation, Dyeing, Printing. Chemical Finishing of jute Fabrics, Machinery for Bleaching and Dyeing of jute

 
   

 

 
  Chapter 6:

Jute Products

Introduction, Conventional jute Products, Diversified jute Products, Jute in Technical Textiles, Plant Biomass Utilization as By-products, Product Gallery

 
   

 

 
  Chapter 7:

Eco-status of Jute

Introduction, Environmental Impacts of jute Agriculture, Environmental

Impacts of jute Product Manufacturing, Energy Consumption, Disposal of jute Products, Eco-status of jute vis-à-vis Synthetics

 
   

 

 
  Chapter 8:

Market of Jute

Production and Consumption of Raw jute, International Trade in jute and Allied Fibres, jute Products

 
   

 

 
  Chapter 9:

A Strategy for the Jute Sector

Introduction, Background, Action Plan and Current Status, Explanatory Note

 
   

 

 
  Chapter 10:

Jute Organisations - National and International

 
       
  Appendices  
     
  Glossary  
       
 

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