Indian Grasses and Their Potential for Sustainability
Sonal Chaudhary
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Department of Design, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan, India.
Anjali Bhardwaj
Department of Design, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan, India.
Shalini Juneja
Department of Clothing and Textile, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan, India.
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Abstract
Global researcher and consumer prioritize protecting the atmosphere and biodiversity by promoting eco-friendly products, favoring natural fibers over synthetic materials for their bio-renewable properties and sustainability benefits. The main aim of the review paper was to study the different grasses and their utilization. The author focused on Grass fibres, their sources, properties, and application and their scope for sustainable development ins textile industry. Grasses are somewhat unique in that they frequently succeed in displacing other plants from wide areas of land. Grass fibers are another group of monocotyledonous fibers, where the entire stem together with the leaves are pulped and used in papermaking. Such pulps are composed not only of fibers, but of other cellular elements as well. However, very few individuals recognise the value of grasses. While several plant families provide for human needs, the grass family out performs all others in terms of the quantity and quality of its output. Not much of the work has been done on grass fibres. Hence the need of the hour was felt to explore the potential application of Golden grass (sabai grass fibre), Nettle grass, Vetvier grass, Nappier grass and Gajar grass so as to find sustainable solutions for textile sector.
Keywords: Eco –Fashion, grass fibre, green textiles, sustainability