Physical Characterization of Eri Silk Fibers Produced in Kenya

Oduor, Edison Omollo; Ciera, Lucy; Adolkar, Vijay; Pido, Odoch

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Physical Characterization of Eri Silk Fibers Produced in Kenya

dc.contributor.author	Oduor, Edison Omollo
dc.contributor.author	Ciera, Lucy
dc.contributor.author	Adolkar, Vijay
dc.contributor.author	Pido, Odoch
dc.date.accessioned	2024-07-03T07:16:47Z
dc.date.issued	2021-01-02
dc.description.abstract	Eri silk produced in Kenya was characterized for sericin content, moisture content, surface morphology, thermal properties, functional groups, crystallinity, and single fiber tensile strength. It was found that Kenyan Eri silk possesses comparable physical properties to those of commercial silk producing countries. At a degummed tensile strength of 6.81cN, Kenyan Eri silk had comparable strength despite having low crystallinity (29.2%). This is an indication that on optimizing rearing procedures and practices of Eri silkworms to certain regions of Kenyan environment, better quality silk fibers can be produced that are competitive in the world market.
dc.description.sponsorship	National Research Fund
dc.identifier.citation	Oduor, E. O., Ciera, L., Adolkar, V., & Pido, O. (2021). Physical characterization of eri silk fibers produced in Kenya. Journal of Natural Fibers, 18(1), 59-70.
dc.identifier.issn	1544-0478
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/15440478.2019.1612306?needAccess=true
dc.identifier.uri	https://repository.nrf.go.ke/handle/123456789/1079
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Taylor & Francis
dc.subject	Natural fiber
dc.subject	Silk
dc.subject	Kenyan Eri Silk
dc.subject	Fiber characterization
dc.title	Physical Characterization of Eri Silk Fibers Produced in Kenya
dc.type	Article
dspace.entity.type	Publication