ABACA Activities in the Philippines - Unido

Ref. No. CFC/FIGHF/09 CFC/UNIDO/FIDA 8
Time to Tmax
Time at Tmax
: 1.5 hrs
: 3.0 hrs
3.5.2 Textile
Analyses were done on spent liquor, yield, and Kappa number. Initial
strength properties such as tensile, burst and tear were determined.
For comparative evaluation, spindle stripped abaca of grades S2, G and JK,
which were taken also from Sitio Lip-ac, Barangay Catagbacan, Goa, Camarines Sur
were pulped employing the same conditions.
The test was conducted by the Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI)
employing the following methodologies: for moisture content the PTRI Standard
Method of Test No. 37-1992/PNS 433 1992 was used; for residual gum content, the
method of Jute Technological Research Laboratories (JRTL), India was applied.
3.5.3 Wastes utilization
Uses for animal feeds and soil conditioning of the wastes from decortication
were determined.
3.5.3.1 Fertilizer/Soil conditioner
Decorticated abaca wastes were composted following the
composting procedure provided by the Bureau of Soils and Water
Management (BSWM). The composted materials were then analysed for
their nutrient contents.
3.5.3.2 Animal feeds
Wastes from decortication of abaca fiber were gathered and dried
for proximate analyses.
Dried samples were first cut into one (1) inch long and then ground
in a Wiley mill using 1 mm mesh. About 500 grams ground sample were
submitted to BAI Laboratory Services Division for proximate analyses
following AOAC Method (Association of Official Analytical Chemists).
The samples were analyzed and the percentage values for fiber, protein, fat,
moisture, ash, nitrogen-free-extract (NFE) and gross energy content were
taken.