Characterization and performance of elementary hemp fibres: Factors Influencing tensile strength

BioResources

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 2307-2322

  Fan, Mizi ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Configuration; Inherent and processing defects; Prediction; Single elementary hemp fibre; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

CONFIGURATION; FIBRE LENGTH; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING; HOOKE'S LAW; SHEAR FAILURE;

FIBERS; FORECASTING; HEMP; HEMP FIBERS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRAIN; TESTING;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA;

EID: 80053180103     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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