Development of 100% Biodegradable Sanitary Napkin from Pineapple Leaf Fiber with Antimicrobial Properties

Authors

  • Sandhra Ganesh Student, Department of Chemical Engineering, Government Engineering College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India. 673005
  • Syam Gopal Student, Department of Chemical Engineering, Government Engineering College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India. 673005
  • Sourav S Anand Student, Department of Chemical Engineering, Government Engineering College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India. 673005
  • Premjith M P Student, Department of Chemical Engineering, Government Engineering College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India. 673005
  • Sindhu N Associate Professor ,Department of Chemical Engineering, Government Engineering College, Kozhikode ,Kerala ,India.673005

Keywords:

Aloe vera, curcumin, dextrin, pineapple leaf fiber, sanitary napkin, sodium alginate

Abstract

The necessity for the development of 100% biodegradable sanitary napkin is increasing as the earth is moving towards safer, sustainable, and eco-friendly planet. As the number of patients with cervical cancer and other reproductive tract infections are increasing day by day, it is necessary to implant organic and hygienic products on day to day basis. This is a safe and sufficient approach. The development of completely natural biodegradable sanitary napkin using retted pineapple fiber is considered as a negative cost. The composition of PALF have proved it is biodegradable within 3 days of exposure to soil. The blending of PALF with cotton has increased the properties of fiber such as moisture absorption. This PALF-cotton blend will act as the outer core of napkin. The development of aloe vera alginate hydrogel paid way to a new natural product. Aloe vera and alginate both are derived from plant source. Both have anti-microbial properties. The hydrogel is prepared by internal gelification method. The hydrogel prepared is considered to be the super absorbing polymer (SAP). This prepared SAP will absorb large amount of moisture and at the same time have tremendous antimicrobial property. In order to increase the antimicrobial property, curcumin is extracted from turmeric. This is an antibiotic pigment. Thus, the presence of this gel will increase the long lifeless usage of sanitary napkins. The bottom layer of sanitary napkins is made up of bioplastic dextrin instead of polyethene used in other sanitary napkins. Thus, to increase the strength of sanitary napkins, CaO nanoparticle is added. The sanitary napkin assembled with these components is of minimal cost and it is ecofriendly and sustainable. The usage of bioplastic dextrin implemented with cellulose based paper gives the final touch to 100% biodegradable sanitary napkins.

 

References

Liu Hongyi, Zhang Yong, Yao Juming. Preparation and properties of an ecofriendly superabsorbent based on flax yarn waste for sanitary napkin applications. Fibres & Polymers. 2013; 15: 145–152.

Wijesingha ANS, Perera MAI. (2017). Developing sanitary napkin using corn husk fiber [online] Available from https://ours.ou.ac.lk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/OURS2017-all-part-2-1-133-136.pdf.

A Barman, Katkar PM, Asagekar SD. Natural and sustainable raw materials for sanitary napkin. J Textile Sci Eng. 2017; 7(3): 1–3.

Mishra Sarika, Pandey Ritu, Kumar Singh Mukesh. Development of sanitary napkin by flax carding waste as absorbent core with herbal and antimicrobial efficiency. International Journal of Science, Environment and Technology. 2016; 5(2): 404–411.

Ismoilov Khusniddin, Chauhan Sachin, Yang Mingxing, et al. Spinning system for pineapple leaf fiber via cotton spinning system by solo and binary blending and identifying yarn properties. Journal of Textile Science and Technology. 2019; 5(4): 86–91.

Nasiruddin Md., Maih Solayman, Abdul Jaleel Mohammed, et al. A review on extraction, characterization & application of pineapple leaf fibres (PALF) in textile and other fields. International Journal of Advanced Research. 2017; 5: 112–116.

Pawar Harshal Ashok, Gavassane Amit Jagannath, Choudhary Pritham Dinesh. A novel and simple approach for extraction of curcuminiods from turmeric rhizomes. Nat Prod Chem Res. 2018; 6(1).

SJ Kulkarni, KN Maske, MP Budre, RP Mahajan. Extraction and purification of curcuminoids from turmeric. Int J Pharm Technol. 2012; 1(2): 81–84.

Singh Surabhi, Anjum Sadhiya, Joy Jincy, et al. Cellulose-based Superabsorbent Hydrogels: polysaccharide aloe vera bioactive hydrogel as wound care system. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing; 2018.

Pereira Rubin, Mendes Ausenda, Bartoto Paulo. Alginate/aloe vera hydrogel films for biomedical application. Procedia CIRP. 2013; 5: 210–215.

Downloads

Published

2021-06-09

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2021)

Section

Research Articles

License

Declaration and Copyright Transfer Form

(to be completed by authors)

I/ We, the undersigned author(s) of the submitted manuscript, hereby declare, that the above manuscript which is submitted for publication in the STM Journals(s), is not published already in part or whole (except in the form of abstract) in any journal or magazine for private or public circulation, and, is not under consideration of publication elsewhere.

  • I/We will not withdraw the manuscript after 1 week of submission as I have read the Author Guidelines and will adhere to the guidelines.
  • I/We Author(s ) have niether given nor will give this manuscript elsewhere for publishing after submitting in STM Journal(s).
  • I/ We have read the original version of the manuscript and am/ are responsible for the thought contents embodied in it. The work dealt in the manuscript is my/ our own, and my/ our individual contribution to this work is significant enough to qualify for authorship.
  •  I/We also agree to the authorship of the article in the following order:

Author’s name                                    

 

1. ________________

2. ________________

3. ________________

4. ________________

 

We  Author(s) tick this box and would request you to consider it as our signature as we agree to the terms of this Copyright Notice, which will apply to this submission if and when it is published by this journal.