Comparative moisture and heat sorption properties of fibre and shiv derived from hemp and flax [PDF]
, 2019 : Unlike many mineral-based insulation materials bio-based lignocellulosic fibre and shiv offer a number of benefits including thermal and hygroscopic properties. The microstructure, porosity and chemical compositions of the plant cell walls play a major
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Comparing Hemp Seed Yields (Cannabis sativa L.) of an On-Farm Scientific Field Experiment to an On-Farm Agronomic Evaluation Under Organic Growing Conditions in Lower Austria [PDF]
, 2004 Hemp seed yields of the variety Fedora-19 in an on-farm scientific field experiment on small plots and in an on-farm evaluation in 11 hemp fields under practical organic growing conditions in Lower Austria were compared to give a realistic view of the ...
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Agriculture & Food SecurityBackground The growing demand for eco-friendly food and industrial products have renewed interest in industrial hemp which is a low-cost, biodegradable, sustainable, and multi-purpose plant.
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Curing kinetics and effects of fibre surface treatment and curing parameters on the interfacial and tensile properties of hemp/epoxy composites [PDF]
, 2009 The curing kinetics of neat epoxy (NE) and hemp fibre/epoxy composites was studied and assessed using two dynamic models (the Kissinger and Flynn-Wall-Ozawa Models) and an isothermal model (the Autocatalytic Model) which was generally supported by the ...
Foreman, Nic J. +2 more
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Industrial hemp in Nepal: Production and valorization perspectives
Renewable and Sustainable Energy ReviewsDespite the numerous benefits of hemp, it remains prohibited in Nepal, and no prior studies have explored itspotential for cultivation, production, and valorization. Considering various land, soil, and climatic parameters,1.8 million hectares (ha) of suitable land have been identified for hemp production. Taking 10 %, 20 %, and 5 %of the feasible areas
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Industrial hemp and its potential [PDF]
, 2020 Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is an emerging high-value specialty crop that can be cultivated foreither fiber, seed, or cannabidiol (CBD). The demand for hemp and its products has been consistently onthe rise in the 21st century. The United States of America has reintroduced hemp and legalizedits production as an agricultural commodity through the 2018 ...
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Hemp and Industry in Italy: Between Pasts and Present
AGER. Revista de Estudios sobre Despoblación y Desarrollo Rural, 2021 This text proposes a diachronic analysis of the relation between hemp and industry in Italy. It first retraces the history of hemp in modern times. As a strategic fibre for navigation, a material used in various dimensions of rural life, or finer cloth, textile hemp spanned different worlds and maintained a complex relation with industrialisation until
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Effects of Herbicides on Industrial Hemp (Cannabis Sativa) Phytotoxicity, Biomass, and Seed Yield [PDF]
, 2016 Field studies were established in 2015 at Bowling Green and Lexington, KY to evaluate industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa) tolerance to various herbicides.
Maxwell, Brett A
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New thermal insulation fiberboards from cake generated during biorefinery of sunflower whole plant in a twin-screw extruder [PDF]
, 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 ...
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Influence of loading rate, alkali fibre treatment and crystallinity on fracture toughness of random short hemp fibre reinforced polylactide bio-composites [PDF]
, 2011 Plane-strain fracture toughness (KIc) of random short hemp fibre reinforced polylactide (PLA) bio-composites was investigated along with the effect of loading rate, fibre treatment and PLA crystallinity.
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