Engineering bast fiber feedstocks for use in composite materials

Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 53-57

  Deyholos, Michael K ^a   Potter, Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Ground Transportation and Design Department   (Canada)

Author keywords

Composites; Fiber; Flax; Hemp; Pectin; Retting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894265517     PISSN: 18788181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2013.09.001     Document Type: Review

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