Pilot plant for processing flax fiber

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 369-378

  Akin, Danny E ^a   Dodd, Roy B ^b   Foulk, Jonn A ^c  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA ARS Cotton Quality Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Flax; Flax fiber; Pilot plant; Properties; Retting

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; ENZYMES; PILOT PLANTS; SEED; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

FLAX FIBER PILOT PLANT; FLAX PROCESSING; SEED FLAX STRAW; SHIRLEY ANALYZER;

FLAX;

CLEANING; ENZYMES; FLAX; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PILOT PLANTS; RETTING; SEEDS;

LINUM USITATISSIMUM;

BREAKING ELONGATION; FIBER FINENESS; FLAX FIBER; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RETTING; STRENGTH;

EID: 14744296533     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2004.06.001     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Akin D.E., Rigsby L.L., Perkins W. Quality properties of flax fibers retted with enzymes. Textile Res. J. 69:1999;747-753
2. Akin D.E., Dodd R.B., Perkins W., Henriksson G., Eriksson K.-E.L. Spray enzymatic retting: a new method for processing flax fibers. Textile Res. J. 70:2000;486-494
3. Akin D.E., Foulk J.A., Dodd R.B., McAlister D.D. III Enzyme-retting of flax and characterization of processed fibers. J. Biotechnol. 89:2001;193-203
4. Akin D.E., Foulk J.A., Dodd R.B. Influence on flax fibers of components in enzyme retting formulations. Textile Res. J. 72:2002;510-514
5. ASTM D 1445-95, 1999a. Standard Test Method for Breaking Strength and Elongation of Cotton Fibers (Flat Bundle Method), Annual Book of Standards, Section 7, Textiles. ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA.
6. ASTM D 1448-90, 1999b. Standard Test Method for Micronaire Reading of Cotton Fibers, Annual Book of Standards, Section 7, Textiles. ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA.
7. ASTM D 6798-02, 2003. Standard Terminology Relating to Flax and Linen, Annual Book of Standards, Section 7.02, Textiles. ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA.
8. Barton F.E. II, Akin D.E., Morrison W.H., Ulrich A., Archibald D.D. Analysis of fiber content in flax stems by near-infrared spectroscopy. J. Agric. Food Chem. 50:2002;7576-7580
9. Domier K.W. The current status of the field crop: fibre industry in Canada. Euroflax Newslett. 8:1997;8-10
10. Evans J.D., Akin D.E., Foulk J.A. Flax-retting by polygalacturonase- containing enzyme mixtures and effects on fiber properties. J. Biotechnol. 97:2002;223-231
11. Foulk, J.A., Akin, D.E., Dodd, R.B., McAlister III, D.D., 2002. Flax fiber: potential for a new crop in the southeast. In: Janick, J., Whipkey, A. (Eds.), Trends in New Crops and New Uses. ASHS Press, Alexandria, VA, pp. 361-370.
12. Lepsch, D., Horal, J.W., 1998. Development of an integrated modular plastic electrical carrier and flax/polypropylene shelf panel for a vehicle rear shelf system. In: Proceedings of the Society for Automotive Engineering International Congress and Exposition, Paper #980727, Society for Automotive Engineering, Warrendale, PA, pp. 87-94.
13. Morrison W.H. III, Akin D.E., Himmelsbach D.S., Gamble G.R. Chemical, microscopic, and instrumental analysis of graded flax fibre and yarn. J. Sci. Food Agric. 79:1999;3-10
14. Ross, T., 1992. Preparation and spinning of flax fibre. In: Sharma, H.S.S., Van Sumere, C.F. (Eds.), The Biology and Processing of Flax. M Publications, Belfast, Northern Ireland, pp. 275-296.
15. Sharma, H.S.S., Van Sumere, C.F. (Eds.), 1992. The Biology and Processing of Flax. M Publications, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 576 pp.
16. Stephens, G.R., 1997. Connecticut fiber flax trials 1994-1995. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Bull. 946. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT.
17. Sultana, C., 1992. Scutching of retted-flax straw. In: Sharma, H.S.S., Van Sumere, C.F. (Eds.), The Biology and Processing of Flax. M Publications, Belfast, Northern Ireland, pp. 261-274.
18. Van Dam, J.E.G., van Vilsteren, G.E.T., Zomers, F.H.A., Shannon, W.B., Hamilton, I.T., 1994. Industrial Fibre Crops: Increased Application of Domestically Produced Plant Fibres in Textiles, Pulp and Paper Production, and Composite Materials. ATO-DLO, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 249 pp.
19. Van Sumere, C.F., 1992. Retting of flax with special reference to enzyme-retting. In: Sharma, H.S.S., Van Sumere, C.F. (Eds.), The Biology and Processing of Flax. M Publications, Belfast, Northern Ireland, pp. 157-198.
20. Van de Weyenber I., Ivens J., De Coster A., Kino B., Baetens E., Verpoest I. Influence of processing and chemical treatment of flax fibers on their composites. Compos. Sci. Technol. 63:2003;1241-1246