Polypropylene Netting Yarns

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1985
Authors
Meenakumari, B
Radhalakshmi, K
Nayar, S.Gopalan
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Society of Fisheries Technologists (India)Cochin
Abstract
Polypropylene is a non-apparel fibre popular in the west because of its inherent properties and versatility. It is melt spun from polypropylene resin. First introduced in 1954 in Italy (Klust, 1964) its production started in India in 1976 and only in the eightees its use as a multifilament yarn for the benefit of the fishing industry was envisaged. This paper deals with (he first set of twines made available in the country for fish net and makes a comparison with polyamide multifilament twines because of the latter's pre-eminence in the fishing industry.
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polypropylene,yarns,netting
Citation
S.Gopalan Nayar,K.Radhalakshmi,B.Meenakumari.(1985) Polypropylene Netting Yarns.In:proceedings of the symposium on harvest and post harvest technology of fish,society of fisheries technologists (India),Cochin:269-271 .1985