Abstract:Lianas have a wide range of applications in the field of light textiles due to their excellent fiber properties. In this study, the morphology, physical properties and chemical composition of the bast fibers of six wild lianas, including Byttneria grandifolia?Candolle, Sargentodoxa cuneata (Oliver) Rehder & E. H. Wilson, Bauhinia touranensis Gagnepain, Elaeagnus conferta Roxburgh, Vitis heyneana Roemer & Schultes, Dalbergia mimosoides Franchet, were examined and analyzed. The results showed that the fiber lengths of the six lianas were in the range of 0.8-2.1 mm, and the length-to-width ratio of the Bauhinia touranensis Gagnepain fibers was the largest (98.5); the density of the Sargentodoxa cuneata (Oliver) Rehder & E. H. Wilson was the smallest (1.58 g·cm-3), the Bauhinia touranensis Gagnepain microfibrillar filament angle was the smallest (6 – 9°), and the degree of crystallinity was the highest (88.83%), and the mechanical performance of the Byttneria grandifolia?Candolle fibers was the best, with the wet zero-distance tensile index of 45.8 N·m·g-1; In terms of chemical composition, Sargentodoxa cuneata (Oliver) Rehder & E. H. Wilson had the highest cellulose (34.83%) and hemicellulose (19.28%) content and the lowest ash content (2.51%). This study provides an important scientific basis for the potential application of wild rattan fiber resources in the field of light textiles. |