Modifying Dew-Retted Flax Fibers and Yarns with a Secondary Enzymatic Treatment

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 901-906

  Evans, Jeff D ^a   Akin, Danny E ^a   Morrison, W Herbert ^a   Himmelsbach, David S ^a   Mcalister, David D ^b   Foulk, Jonn A ^b  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIZATION; BLENDING; ENZYMES; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOISTURE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; YARN;

DEW-RETTED FLAX FIBERS;

FLAX;

ENZYMATIC TREATMENT; FIBER MODIFICATION; FIBER PROPERTY; FLAX FIBER;

EID: 0242349609     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004051750307301009     Document Type: Article

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