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Exploring biofiber properties and their influence on biocomposite tensile properties

open access: yesPolymer International, EarlyView.
The study measured the physical, flow and chemical properties of 10 biofibers. It characterized the tensile properties of derived biocomposites and linked them using regression models, showing robust predictive performance. Abstract Biofibers serve as effective reinforcements for neat polylactic acid (PLA) in biocomposites, offering an attractive ...
Oluwafemi A. Oyedeji   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Industrial Cannabis sativa (Fiber or Hemp): Hemp made Leather

open access: yesWorld Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews
Industrial Cannabis sativa (hemp or fiber type) is mainly used to produce leather, paper, ropes, food, medicines, cosmetics, hempcrete, leather, bioplastic, biochar, 3D printing housing and textiles. This wide range of applications makes hemp a unique plant that can have positive impacts in many industries including leather production.
null Raju K. Chalannavar   +9 more
openaire   +2 more sources

A Machine Learning Approach to Predict Functional Performance From Measurable Protein Structural Characteristics: A Screening Tool for Protein Ingredient Quality

open access: yesProteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The food industry is witnessing the emergence of specialized protein‐based functional ingredients for the use as gelling, thickening, and/or emulsifying agents in various food applications. Different sources of protein including species and cultivars, as well as variable processing conditions affect the protein's structural characteristics ...
Ronit Mandal   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

National Trends on Agricultural Crops Production: Cluster Analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Staring from descriptive data on crop production and cultivated area at national level during on fifteen years, the aim of this study is to reveal the trends on crops cultivation.
BOLBOACA, Dr. Sorana D.   +2 more
core  

New thermal insulation fiberboards from cake generated during biorefinery of sunflower whole plant in a twin-screw extruder [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The objective of this study was to manufacture new thermal insulation fiberboards by thermo-pressing. The starting material was a slightly deoiled cake (17.6% oil content), generated during the biorefinery of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) whole plant ...
Alavez-Ramirez   +42 more
core   +4 more sources

An evaluation of hemp fiber for furnishing applications

open access: yes, 2011
By all accounts, petroleum resources currently used as raw material for manufacturing synthetic fibers are rapidly depleting. It is urgent that professionals in the textile industry begin to consider alternative resources for raw material used for fiber.
De Miranda, DeeDee, author   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Early‐Life Nutritional Supplements, Household Environments, and Air Pollution Associated With Children's Helicobacter pylori Infection: A Chinese Multicenter Mother‐Child Study

open access: yesSafety Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Early‐life intake of nutritional additives, particularly during pregnancy and the early postnatal period, reduces the risk of Helicobacter pylori infection (HPI) in children by enhancing immune function and preventing gastrointestinal infections through proper nutrition, supporting the “(Pre‐)Fetal origins of HPI” hypothesis through the “gut–uterine ...
Chan Lu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intrusive growth of sclerenchyma fibers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Intrusive growth is a type of cell elongation when the rate of its longitudinal growth is higher than that of surrounding cells; therefore, these cells intrude between the neighboring cells penetrating the middle lamella.
Ageeva, M.V.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Influence of natural fibers on physical, mechanical, and fire‐resistant properties of microconcrete

open access: yesStructural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examined the influence of natural fibers on the physical, mechanical, and fire‐resistant properties of microconcrete, in comparison with conventional polypropylene fibers used in cement composites. The fibers were characterized by FTIR and TGA/DSC to assess their composition and thermal stability, and FTIR was also performed after ...
Ivanka Netinger Grubeša   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Techno-Economic Analysis of Hemp Production, Logistics and Processing in the U.S

open access: yesBiomass
Industrial hemp is a versatile crop, and its products have important applications in the food, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, textile, paper and composite industries. Since its legalization in the U.S.
Asmita Khanal, Ajay Shah
doaj   +1 more source

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