Kajian penghasilan polipina: the conversion of pineapple leaves to white fabric / Wan Yunus Wan Ahmad … [et al.]

• Main Authors: Wan Ahmad, Wan Yunus, Salleh, Jamil, Ahmad, Mohd Rozi, Ab Kadir, Muhammad Ismail, Misnon, Mohd Iqbal, Mohd Nor, Mohd Azlin, Omar, Khadijah, Tumin, Siti Marsinah
• Format: Research Reports
• Language: English
• Published: Research Management Institute (RMI) 2010
• Subjects: Textile bleaching, dyeing, printing, etc.; Paints, pigments, varnishes, etc.
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/26414/1/LP_WAN%20YUNUS%20WAN%20AHMAD%20RMI%2010_5.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/26414/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

The Malaysian pineapple leaf fibre (PALF) from Yankee type was converted to fabric through fibre scrapping, hand spinning and hand loom weaving. It was scoured and bleached to remove impurities and turn to natural white colour. The project was to reduce pineapple leaves waste in plantation but a lot...