Corn husk fibers have been extracted by alkalization process. The effect of extraction process parameters on physical and mechanical properties and the durability of corn husk fibers. The extracted fibres are further used as surface embellishment on different fabric to see the texture. Key Words: corn husk, biodegradable, fibers, extraction, fiber properties, Alkalization, embroidery, sustainable. INTRODUCTION Corn husks are the outer covering of an ear of corn. Commercially bought Corn husks are commonly the whole husk and are sun, air or oven dried. Husking of corn is the process of removing its outer layers, leaving only the cob or seed rack of the corn. Various types of natural fibers have been the subject …show more content…
• Then the corn husk will be treated with the alkaline solution (NaOH). • Then the fibers of the corn husk will be collected after alkaline treatment. • The extracted fibers will be utilized for surface technique. EXPERIMENTATION Materials and methods Corn husks were collected from a local market. Fresh and young husk leaves with lighter-green color were subjected to fiber extraction treatment. SAMPLE PREPARATION The corn husks were bought and washed with hot water and then dried in the sun for at least 2 days. When the husks were dried it gets ready for the alkalization treatment with NaOH. PROCEDURE 1. First the corn husk was boiled in a beaker for about 45 minutes to remove all the impurities. 2. In a beaker measure and put 5grams of NaOH in 3 litre of water and stir it with a glass rod. 3. Then in a steel vessel put the corn husk and the NaOH solution. 4. Leave it for boil for 2 hours. 5. After 2 hours take out the husks and wash it with cold water. 6. Take the husk and leave it to dry for 2 days. FEATURES OF CORN
A hot plate was placed under the ring stand. 50 mL of 3.0 M NaOH in a 250 mL beaker and a stir bar was placed in the beaker. The beaker with NaOH was placed on the hot plate and 3.75 grams of NaAlO2*5H2O was placed in the beaker. The temperature probe was placed in the beaker with the solution, not touching the bottom of the beaker. The solution was heated and stirred till the solution dissolved.
Next, the test tubes were carefully cleaned with soap and water. Then five millilitres of sample “A” was placed in the test tube labeled “A”. This was then repeated with the next three samples. Then a few drops of each sample were placed on glucose/ketone paper. Each piece of glucose/ketone paper (with the sample on top) was compared to the label on the glucose paper bottle.
Whitetails do not do well on radical changes to their diets and a corn pile is a radical change from the diet of twigs and dead leaves they 've been on for the past month or more (Dougherty). When deer eat corn their digestive system doesn’t digest it fast enough causing them to back up and they start to starve to
For example, most of the soft drinks contain high-fructose corn syrup as a sweeter; Corn oil is the most common cooking oil on in the market; corn flour is used to bake breads and cornstarch is used to glues meat. Famers in the modern days abandon grass feed and shift to use corn to feed chickens and cattle, and then these livestock are slaughter for human to eat. That is said, corn is the essential of our food chain and even becomes part of our body. Especially, American rely more on the corn and Pollan called American public as “Processed corn, walking.”
The men and women had distinct roles. The men and older boys used nets to catch rabbits. They used spears to hunt deer, bison, bears, and wild sheep. The women and girls would gather roots, cactus flowers, pine nuts, pinyon nuts, amaranth, sunflower seeds, Indian rice grass, mustard seeds, and other plants. When they began farming, they grew corn (also known as maize), squash, beans, and pumpkins.
It could be stored dry for a long time and it was a great substitute to wheat because it grew quicker and in areas where wheat couldn’t be
Feeding animals, corn is not healthy for anybody, this process only affects the animal's ability to grow at their own pace. In Northern America, one particular Hispanic family tree, 70% of their family members are affected with both type one and type two diabetes, which can be associated with corn. A Hispanic family member changed the way he ate by becoming vegan. One of his main reasons was to stay healthy which meant cutting corn out of his diet.
Corn started as something farmers grew and planted on their own. That all changed in the 1930’s when hybrid corn was invented. Hybrid means a plant or animal that carries the two traits from its parents, or fertilizers. Hybrid corn can be resistant to disease and also produces a lot of corn. Farmers continue to buy hybrid corn seed from large agribusiness companies to grow on farms for it can be mass produced.
- Types of foods contains corn are sauces, beef, pork, chicken, frozen entrees, breakfast cereals, breads, cookies, beverages and more. 3.How do Ian and Curt go about planting corn? What materials and equipment are used? What kind of assistance do they receive from local farmers? - Ian and Curt plan to grow an acre of corn on a borrowed land then try to follow step by step to grow corn in order to see where all the corn goes.
We usually don’t recognize the corn, due to companies putting corn in food coloring, flavoring etc. However, in The Omnivore’s Dilemma Todd Dawson says, “We look like corn chips with legs”(22.) This proves we are so clueless on how much corn we
The Omnivore's Dilemma Edith Gaytan-Cardenas Fresno State Part One: Industrial: Corn Chapter 1: The Plant: Corn’s Conquest In the first chapter of Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan, introduces us to the topic of industrial corm and the Corn’s Conquest origins. It starts off by stating what is seen inside the local supermarkets mainly focusing on many different types of species of produce. There is one specific question that Pollan states that brings the chapter together. The question focuses more on the aspect of where does the food I eat derived from and what exactly is it?
In ancient times, the tribes and civilizations got through life with the technology they had. It was very difficult to even plant a field of corn. These people got their jobs done with less efficient tools, but in today’s world, we have better technology and tools. Document 1 is talking about a plant that had many uses. Some of these uses included being used to fence a field, use as firewood, use as a plate for dinner, use as roof tiles, and to make clothes.
Weighed 1 gram of NaC2H3O2 and mixed it with ionized water. Boiled 12 mL of 1.0M Acetic Acid added into a beaker containing the sodium carbonate on a hot plate until all the liquid is evaporated
We zeroed out the scale and weighed all four potato cores at once and recorded the mass. We then put those potato cores into the beaker of 75 mL of solution. With the potato cores in the beaker we then put a watch glass over the top of the beaker to minimize the amount of solution that evaporates. We let the potato cores sit in the solution overnight. The next day we then emptied the beaker of the solution by carefully draining the solution, while not letting the potato cores fall out.