Effects of chemical-physical pre-treatment processes on hemp fibres for reinforcement of composites and for textiles

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 113-118

  Thomsen, Anne Belinda ^a   Thygesen, Anders ^a   Bohn, Vibeke ^a   Nielsen, Kristina Vad ^a   Pallesen, Bodil ^b   Jørgensen, Michael Søgaard ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Dansk Landbrugsradgivning   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Fibre colour; Fibre composition; Hydrothermal treatment; Steam explosion; Wet oxidation

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; DISSOLUTION; OXIDATION; TEXTILES;

FIBER COLOR; FIBRE COMPOSITION; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENT; STEAM EXPLOSION; WET OXIDATION;

NATURAL FIBERS;

CHEMICAL PROCESS; COMPOSITE; REINFORCEMENT;

CELLULOSE; HEMP; OXIDATION;

CANNABIS SATIVA;

DEGRADATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; HEMP FIBER; OXIDATION; PRETREATMENT; RETTING; STEAM; THERMAL TREATMENT;

EID: 33747330640     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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