Chemical Retting of Flax Straw Under Alkaline Conditions

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 789-794

  Adamsen, Anders Peter S ^a   Akin, Danny E ^b   Rigsby, Luanne L ^b  

^a Apsa Miljo   (Denmark)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CHELATION; ENZYMES; PH; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CHEMICAL RETTING;

FLAX;

ALKALI; FIBER PROPERTY; FLAX FIBER; OPTIMIZATION; RETTING; SEPARATION;

EID: 0036733091     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004051750207200907     Document Type: Article

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