Kapok fibre

Kapok fibres

Kapok, or Kapok fibre, also known as ceiba and Java cotton, is the fine fibres from the fruit of the kapok tree Ceiba pentandra in the bombax family Bombacaceae.[1]

Description

Kapok pods

Kapok is a fibrous material classified along with cotton, as plant hairs or seed fibres, unicellular fibres that develop on the inside of the fruit bags.

The kapok fibres are 10 to 35 mm (3⁄8 to 1+3⁄8 in) in length and are brittle due to lignification, and only spinnable when blended with other fibres, usually cotton. The fibres are water-repellent (hydrophobic) and have good thermal insulation properties. Colour may be white, pale gray, or yellowish to brown.[1] The fibres are easily biodegradable,[2] but not subject to much insect infestation.

The microscopic structure of kapok is significantly different from cotton. It has a hollow tube structure consisting of about 35% cellulose and nanocellulose, 22% xylan and 21.5% lignin in the dry fibre. Also pectin and wax. The fibre is hydrophobic due to a fairly high fat content and is not wetted by water, but is absorptive of oil at a level of 40 g/g or 40 oz/oz of fibre from an oil suspension in water.[3] A kapok fibre is a thin-walled hollow tube with a diameter of about 15 to 35 μm (0.59 to 1.38 mils) and wall thickness about 1 to 2 μm (0.039 to 0.079 mils), filled with up to 80% air by volume, giving it a density of about 1⁄8 that of cotton fibre.[2]

The fibres are not known to cause allergic reactions and are comfortable to wear.[4]

Production

Kapok bolls in opened pods, still on the tree in Mexico.

Kapok is grown and exported from Nigeria, Mozambique, and Tanzania in Africa, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines in Asia, and Ecuador in South America.[1]

The product is transported in bales of about 100 kg (220 lb), but at low compression to prevent excessive compaction. Kapok can spontaneously combust, and is rated as a flammable solid.[1]

Kapok is considered relatively inexpensive.[by whom?]

Uses

Kapok fibers can be used as fill for pillows, quilts and other bedding, upholstery, and soft toys. It is also good thermal and acoustic insulation.[3][1][5]

Kapok was used as a filling for life jackets because of its low density, due to the air-filled lumen and low wetting. After extended immersion in water, the buoyancy is only slightly reduced.[1]

By-products such as shoots, oil, leaves and fruit are used as food, for medicinal preparations, particularly in traditional medicine, and as animal feed.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Kapok". www.tis-gdv.de. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Baraniak, Justyna; Kania-Dobrowolska, Malgorzata (2023). "Multi-Purpose Utilization of Kapok Fiber and Properties of Ceiba Pentandra Tree in Various Branches of Industry". Journal of Natural Fibers. 20 (1). doi:10.1080/15440478.2023.2192542.
  3. ^ a b Hori, Keko; Flavier, Maxima E.; Kuga, higenori; Lam, Thi Bach Tuyet; Iiyama, Kenji (2000). "Excellent oil absorbent kapok [Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.] fiber: fiber structure, chemical characteristics, and application" (PDF). J Wood Sci. 46 (5). The Japan Wood Research Society: 01–404. Bibcode:2000JWSci..46..401H. doi:10.1007/BF00776404. S2CID 137476719.
  4. ^ "Kapok fibers now used in biodegradable, all-natural clothing". 27 December 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  5. ^ Liu, Xueting; Tang, Xiaoning; Deng, Zhongmin (2022). "Sound absorption properties for multi-layer of composite materials using nonwoven fabrics with kapok". Journal of Industrial Textiles. 51 (10): 1601–1615. doi:10.1177/1528083720904926. S2CID 216386853.

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