Residual Silica in Raw Jute and Elimination Scope
Jute- the golden fibre of Bangladesh is used widely for various purposes. But it is reported that there is a draw back facing in the industrial machinery while processing the jute fibre for its product due to the presence of Residual Silica / Silicates. Under very warm condition the silicates may split into silica. Since silica and silicates are semi -metal, they exhibit conductive property in raw jute and also in jute products. An investigation was carried out in BJRI & PDB, Ghorasal Laboratory to find out the content of Residual silica /silicates by Spectrophotometric and Ashing methods in retted raw jute fiber of Faridpur zone for suggesting the remedial measure.
