Biorefinery of Cannabis sativa using one- and two-step steam treatments for the production of high quality fibres

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 275-283

  Lavoie, Jean Michel ^a   Beauchet, Romain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biorefinery; Cannabis sativa; Cellulose fibre; FIRSST; Hemicelluloses; Lignin

Indexed keywords

BIOREFINERIES; CANNABIS SATIVA; CELLULOSE FIBRE; FIRSST; HEMICELLULOSES;

BIOCONVERSION; CARBOHYDRATES; CELLULOSE; FEEDSTOCKS; HEMP; INVESTMENTS; KRAFT PROCESS; KRAFT PULP; LIGNIN; REFINING;

FIBERS;

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HERB; ION EXCHANGE; LIGNIN; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; REFINING INDUSTRY;

CARBOHYDRATES; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE FIBERS; HEMICELLULOSES; HEMP; INVESTMENT; KRAFT PULPING; LIGNINS; REFINING;

CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA;

EID: 84855763732     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2011.11.016     Document Type: Article

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