Cellulosic fibers: Effect of processing on fiber bundle strength

Journal of Natural Fibers

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 161-175

  Thygesen, Anders ^a   Madsen, Bo ^a   Bjerre, Anne Belinda ^a   Lilholt, Hans ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Flax; Hemp; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE CONTENT; CELLULOSIC FIBERS; CRYSTALLINITIES; EXPONENTIAL REGRESSION; FIBER BUNDLES; PROCESSING METHOD; PROCESSING STEPS; REDUCTION FACTOR; YARN PRODUCTION;

CELLULOSE; FIBERS; FLAX; HEMP; HEMP FIBERS; LINEN; TENSILE STRENGTH; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; YARN;

SPINNING (FIBERS);

CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA; LINUM USITATISSIMUM;

EID: 80052282852     PISSN: 15440478     EISSN: 1544046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15440478.2011.602236     Document Type: Article

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