Characterizing natural cellulose fibers from velvet leaf (Abutilon theophrasti) stems

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2449-2454

  Reddy, Narendra ^a   Yang, Yiqi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofiber; Biomass; Cellulose; Properties; Velvet leaf

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ELASTIC MODULI; NATURAL FIBERS;

BIOFIBER; VELVET LEAF;

CELLULOSE;

CELLULOSE; LIGNIN;

BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; ELASTIC MODULI; NATURAL FIBERS;

CELLULOSE; DICOTYLEDON; LIGNIN; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; YOUNG MODULUS;

ARTICLE; FIBER; HEMP FIBER; KENAF; PLANT CELL; PLANT STEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELVETLEAF; YOUNG MODULUS;

CELLULOSE; MALVACEAE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PLANT STEMS;

BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; ELASTIC STRENGTH; NATURAL FIBERS;

ABUTILON THEOPHRASTI; CANNABIS SATIVA; HIBISCUS CANNABINUS;

EID: 38849174574     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.04.065     Document Type: Article

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