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Extraction of natural fibres from Agave fourcroydes leaves and multi-property evaluation for potential textile applications
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Extraction of natural fibres from Agave fourcroydes leaves and multi-property evaluation for potential textile applications

  • Yasin Pathan1,
  • Nikhil Alapakam1,
  • R. V. Hemavathy2,
  • K. Vijetha3,
  • Subbarama Kousik Suraparaju4,
  • Karthik R.5,
  • V. Krishna Kanth6,
  • Pawan Kumar Singotia6 &
  • …
  • Anurag Joshi7 

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Abstract

Sustainability concerns, environmental impact, and demand for renewable raw materials have intensified research efforts toward the development of novel natural fibres for textile applications. In this study, fibres extracted from the leaves of Agave fourcroydes were systematically investigated to evaluate their suitability as a sustainable textile fibre. Mature leaves were harvested and subjected to a water retting process followed by mechanical separation to extract the fibres, which were subsequently sun-dried. The extracted fibres were characterized for key textile-relevant properties including fibre length, bundle strength, fineness, colour characteristics, density, and thermal stability. In addition, morphological and chemical analyses were performed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), respectively. The results indicate that Agave fourcroydes leaf fibres exhibit extra-long staple length, adequate bundle strength, and good thermal stability up to approximately 220 °C, making them suitable for common textile processing conditions. The overall performance of the fibres suggests that they can serve as a viable and eco-friendly alternative to conventional natural fibres, particularly for applications such as packaging textiles and similar functional textile products.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, CVR College of Engineering, Rangareddy, Telangana, 501510, India

    Yasin Pathan & Nikhil Alapakam

  2. Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram Campus, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600089, India

    R. V. Hemavathy

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aditya University, Surampalem, Andhra Pradesh, 533437, India

    K. Vijetha

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Karunya Nagar, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641114, India

    Subbarama Kousik Suraparaju

  5. Department of Civil Engineering, CVR College of Engineering, Rangareddy, Telangana, 501510, India

    Karthik R.

  6. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Raghu Engineering College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 531162, India

    V. Krishna Kanth & Pawan Kumar Singotia

  7. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 303007, India

    Anurag Joshi

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Pathan, Y., Alapakam, N., Hemavathy, R.V. et al. Extraction of natural fibres from Agave fourcroydes leaves and multi-property evaluation for potential textile applications. Sci Rep (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-42567-z

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  • Eco-friendly textiles
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