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Plant Fibers - http://waynesword.palomar.edu/traug99.htm
Extensive information about the physical construction of natural plant fibers, and paper and textiles manufactured from plant fibers. From pages of the natural history textbook, Wayne's Word. |
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http://assamagribusiness.nic.in/RAMIE.pdf - http://assamagribusiness.nic.in/RAMIE.pdf
Technical paper about the history, origin, cultivation, properties and textile applications of ramie fiber. Author: D.P. Singh. |
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Harvesting of Textile Animal Fibres - http://www.fao.org/docrep/v9384e/v9384e00.htm
Comprehensive textbook about textile fiber producing animals, animal fiber production, fiber characteristics and end uses, and fiber harvesting and preparation for sale or processing. From the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. |
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Sisal Industry - http://www.tcmuseum.org/sisal_industry/
Short history of the development of the sisal fiber industry on the Turk and Caicos Islands. From the Turk and Caicos National Museum. |
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Lecture Notes: Plant Fiber Materials - http://www.life.umd.edu/classroom/bsci124/lec27.html
Definitions and descriptions of the various plant fibers used in the textile, papermaking, and the spices and herbes industries. Extensive links to related sites. From the University of Maryland. |
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Fiber Plants - http://www.comp.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/fibplant.html
Short descriptions of a variety of plants which can be used as a source of natural fiber for the textile, rope and papermaking industries. From Plants for a Future. |
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The Milkweed Business - http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1993/v2-422.html
From Wiley, New York. An article on the history, production, product development, processing and uses of milkweed fiber. Authors: Herbert D. Knudsen and Richard D. Zeller. |
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Underexploited Temperate Industrial and Fiber Crops - http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1996/v3-060.html
Technical paper examining the current status of several potential industrial fiber crops as they relate to their application in textile and nonwoven products. Author: Richard J. Roseberg. |
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Ramie: The Different Bast Fiber Crop - http://www.newcrops.uq.edu.au/newslett/ncn11162.htm
Australian New Crops Newsletter article about the history, cultivation, fiber extraction and mechanical properties, and commercial applications of ramie fiber. Author: Ian Wood. |
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Flax Fiber: Potential for a New Crop in the Southeast - http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/ncnu02/v5-361.html
Extensive paper about the cultivation, processing, properties, developments and applications of flax fibers. From the Purdue University's Center for New Crops and Plant Products. Also available on PDF. Authors: J.A. Foulk and others. |
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Research into the Process of Manufacturing Alginate-Chitosan Fibres - http://www.fibtex.lodz.pl/58_09_25.pdf
Technical paper, describing two different methods used in the development of two-component core-skin type alginate-chitosan fibers for medical applications. Authors: Wlodzimierz Steplewski and others. |
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Fiber Morphology and New Crops - http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1990/v1-270.html
From the Purdue University's Horticulture department. Scientific study of wood fiber characteristics. References, tables and diagrams. |
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Characterization and Factors Effecting Fiber Properties - http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf2000/rowel00b.pdf
Technical paper describing the chemical and physical properties of agro-fibers and factors which effect fiber properties. Authors: Roger M. Rowell and others. |
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Oil Sorption by Lignocellulosic Fibers - http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1999/lee99a.pdf
Report on a test conducted on cotton, moss, and kenaf bast and core fiber to determine their oil sorption capabilities. Authors: Beom-Goo Lee, James H. Han, and Roger M. Rowell. |
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Banana Fibers - Variability and Fracture Behaviour - http://www.jeffjournal.org/papers/Volume3/Mukhopadhyay3.2.pdf
Technical paper describing an investigation into the diameter variability and mechanical properties of banana fibers obtained from the banana plant, with an emphasis on fracture morphology. From the Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics. Authors: Samrat Mukhopadhyay and others. |
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Chitosan Medical Dressings - http://www.fibtex.lodz.pl/54_08_16.pdf
Technical paper providing an overview of the properties of chitosan fiber in woven and nonwoven medical dressings, collected from a survey of current research. Author: Antoni Niekraszewicz. |
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Quality Requirements of Flax, Linseed and Hemp Fiber for Insulation Materials - http://tehnika.eau.ee/pages/2002/Product_Development/088_Kymalainen_Koivula_Kuisma.pdf
Technical article defining the basic properties and characteristics of overretted and stem unripened bast fibers for industrial insulation products and systems. Authors: Hanna-Riita Kymalainen and others. |
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Botanicolor! - http://www.leuchtendgruen.net/botanicolor/ebindex.htm
Presentation of natural fibers and dyes, and the plants from which they are produced. Fiber and dye extraction, processing and application explained with text and photographs. English and German. Authors: Maja and Max Wills. |
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Bamboo Fiber - http://www.swicofil.com/bamboo.pdf
Extensive technical description and specification of the characteristics, chemical structure, properties and applications in yarn spinning and weaving of bamboo fibers. From Bambro Textile Co., Ltd. |
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http://w3.uwyo.edu/~fungi/Fibrlect.pdf - http://w3.uwyo.edu/~fungi/Fibrlect.pdf
Lecture notes on natural fibers, and man-made fibers manufactured from natural polymers, including chemical structure, properties and applications. |
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The Dry-line Method In Bast Fiber Production - http://ethesis.helsinki.fi/julkaisut/maa/maaja/vk/pasila/thedryli.pdf
Doctoral thesis introducing a new harvesting and processing method for flax fiber, linseed flax and hemp fiber. Author: Antti Pasila. |
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Effect of Mechanical Treatment on Softwood Kraft Fiber properties - http://lib.hut.fi/Diss/2004/isbn9512274450/isbn9512274450.pdf
Doctor of Technology thesis about research aimed at gaining a better understanding of the changes affecting softwood fiber strength properties and fiber wall structure after mechanical treatment. Author: Olli Joutsimo. |
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Green Fibres and Their Potential in Diversified Applications - http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/004/Y1873E/y1873e0b.htm
Article about the possible uses of woody core, bast, leaf, cane, straw, grass and seed fibers in building materials, food, cosmetics, medicine, and textile and nonwovens production. Author: Ryszard Kozlowski. |
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The Role of Research and Development in the Global Competitiveness of Natural Fiber Products - http://researchspace.csir.co.za/dspace/bitstream/10204/3148/1/Anandjiwala1_2006.pdf
Overview of the current production and consumption of natural fibers and the current status of research and development, and a review of the future drivers for the growth and competitiveness of natural fibers. Author: Rajesh D. Anandjiwala. |
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http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/F/Flax/Flax/en - http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/F/Flax/Flax/en
Description of the flax plant (Phormium tenax) and modern methods of flax fiber processing, including a history of flax trade from New Zealand, and information about Maori uses of flax fiber. From The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. |
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Summary Report for European Union Fibre Crops - http://www.ienica.net/reports/BIGFIBRES.pdf
Detailed summary of discussions and papers presented at the Natural Fibres Performance Forum, organized by the Interactive European Network for Industrial Crops and their Applications. Compiled by Olesa and Plackett. |
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Optimization of Methods of Fibre Preparation from Agricultural Raw Materials - http://www.ienica.net/fibresseminar/vandam.pdf
Extensive paper about the potential of European Union based growers of industrial fiber crops, to successfully compete on the world market of lignocellulosic fibers. Author: Dr. J.E.G. van Dam. |
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Strategy for a Sustainable Future of Fibre Crops - http://www.ienica.net/fibresseminar/kessler.pdf
Detailed review of current efforts in the development of West European flax and hemp fiber for textile, nonwovens and composite applications, and the lack of progress in commercial processing and marketing due to the high costs of material production. Authors: R.W. Kessler and others. |
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Fibers, Dyes and Tannins - http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/328Fall98/fiberdye.html
Concise descriptions of the classification, extraction processes, harvesting and cultivation of plant and animal hair fibers. Also, natural dyes and leather tanning materials. |
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http://www.indiaagronet.com/indiaagronet/post_harvest/CONTENTS/jute.htm - http://www.indiaagronet.com/indiaagronet/post_harvest/CONTENTS/jute.htm
Short article describing the retting, stripping, washing, drying and grading process for jute fibers. |
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Comparative Studies of Pulping of Jute Fiber, Cutting and Caddis - http://journals.sfu.ca/bd/index.php/BJSIR/article/viewFile/750/791
Technical paper presenting the results of a comprarative study, evaluating retted jute fiber, jute cutting and jute caddis for processing properties, characteristics and use in producing dissolving pulp by the pre-hydrolised kraft process. Authors: M. Sarwar Jahan and others. |
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Bagasse Fiber for Production of Nonwoven Materials - http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-02262004-111054/unrestricted/Chiparus_dis.pdf
Doctor of Philosophy dissertation about the development of a commercial method of characterization of the physical properties of bagasse and other fibers obtained through atmospheric extraction, and the creation and analyzation of different nonwoven structures based on bagasse, kenaf and other annual plants. Author: Ovidiu Iulius Chiparus. |
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Some Revealing Facts behind the Production of Bamboo Fabrics - http://turnanewleaf.ca/green-pages.htm
Alternative view about the manufacturing of bamboo fibers for the making of weaving yarns, arguing that the chemicals needed to grow bamboo and the chemical processes required to produce viscose bamboo cellulose are harmfull to the environment. From the Turn A New Leaf, Inc's web site. |
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Alternative Fibers - http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/3260/altfiber.html
From Emily McCauley's home page on global environment issues. Alternative fibers for the textile, papermaking and nonwovens industries. Links to natural fibers sites. |
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The Use of Natural Fibres in Nonwoven Structures for Applications as Automotive Component Substrates - http://www.defra.gov.uk/farm/acu/research/reports/Rdrep10.PDF
Report of a study to determine the current status of knowledge and commercial usage of natural fibers as flax, hemp, jute and kenaf in the pan-European automotive components industry, and to identify present constraints and future market opportunities. Authors: G.C. Ellison, R. McNaught and E.D. Eddleston. |
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Draft American Organic Standards for Fiber: Post Harvest Handling, Processing, Record Keeping and Labeling - https://www.ota.com/pics/documents/FiberStandardsfinal.pdf
Final draft of the codification of standards for organically grown natural fiber post harvest handling, processing and practices focused on the textile industry. From the Organic Trade Association. Author: Peter Murray. Revised by Lynn S. Coody. |
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Study on the Splitting of Bamboo Fibers Due to Freezing - http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jsmea/47/4/566/_pdf
Paper describing the results of a study to examine a new method to obtain fine bamboo fibers as a replacement for glass fibers as the reinforcement component in thermoplastic composites. Authors: Masako Ashimori and others. |
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Fibers of Vegetal and Animal Origin - http://www.fao.org/waicent/FAOINFO/Economic/faodef/fdef09e.htm
Detailed draft list of definitions and classifications of the various fibers derived from plants and animals. From the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. |
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The Industrial Potential of Fibre from UK-Grown Crops - http://www.defra.gov.uk/farm/acu/research/reports/RDREP04.PDF
Scientific report on the assessment of the potential feasibility of fiber from twelve crops suitable for growing in the United Kingdom, for use in the pulp and paper, wood-based panel and textile industries. Author: David Bruce. |