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A Comprehensive Review on Bast Fibre Retting Process for Optimal Performance in Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2020
Natural fibres are a gift from nature that we still underutilise. They can be classified into several groups, and bast natural fibre reinforcement in polymer composites has the most promising performance, among others.
C. H. Lee, A. Khalina, S. H. Lee, Ming Liu   +3 more
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Dry Retting of Jute under Limited Aqueous System Vs Water Based Conventional Retting of Jute: A Comparative Study

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022
Jute plant retting is a preferential rotting process in which jute plants are submerged in water and subsequently jute fibers are extracted out by decomposing the cellular tissues and pectin surrounding the fiber bundles through the joint action of water
Syamal Kanti Chakrabarti, Sakshi Gopal Saha, Ipsita Roy, Amal Chandra Deka, Sandip Bose, Ritwik Chakraborty, Samar De, Atiar Rahaman Dewan, Rajkumar Paral, Palash Paul, Partha Sanyal, Gopal Mukhopadhyay, Sayan Neogy, Sarma U S   +13 more
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Augmented Retting Effect on Kenaf Fibers Using Alkalophilic Pectinase-Producing Bacteria in Combination with Water Solvents

Applied Sciences, 2022
A degumming approach is used in this paper with alkalophilic pectinase-producing bacteria (APPB) and two sources of water solvents to address the existing conventional water retting complexities of kenaf.
Mohammad Munir Hossain, Vijay Kumar Subbiah, Shafiquzzaman Siddiquee   +2 more
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Effect of Okra Plant Lifespan upon Tensile Properties of Okra Fibers

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022
This study has been carried out to identify the effect of the okra plant lifespan upon the tensile properties, that is, fiber bundle strength and elongation of the yielded fibers.
P.K Gupta, S. Maiti, S. Patra, R. V. Adivarekar   +3 more
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Mediation and ANCOVA Models to Study the Influence of Solvent Retting Traits and Plant Physique on Bast Fiber Yield and Retting Time

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022
The study aims in applying two statistical tools to analyze the retting behavior of plant stems for extracting bast fibers for industrial applications. At first, a mediation model is employed to investigate the first hypothesis of this work that involves
Ikra Iftekhar Shuvo, Md. Saiful Hoque, Lovely K. M. Khandakar   +2 more
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Effect of Surface Modification of Himalayan Nettle Fiber and Characterization of the Morphology, Physical and Mechanical Properties

AUTEX Research Journal, 2022
The process of retting bast fiber plants for the production of long fiber has presented major challenges. Water retting, dew retting, chemical extraction, and micro-organism (fungi, enzymes) techniques were applied to the extraction of natural fibers ...
Deepa R, Kumaresan K, Saravanan K
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Identification of Vocs Responsible of Odour During Field Retting of Hemp Stems

Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2021
Incorporation of natural fibres into polymers to manufacture biocomposites is a way of limiting the environmental impact of these materials. However, the fibres quality is essential to fulfil their assigned role as reinforcement in biocomposites.
Stephane Cariou, Brahim Mazian, Jean-Louis Fanlo, Mathilde Chaignaud, Anne Bergeret, Luc Malhautier   +5 more
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Efficacy of Aspergillus fumigatus R6 Pectinase in Enzymatic Retting of Kenaf

BioResources, 2016
Enzyme retting can be a viable alternative to water retting, which is the currently utilised method for extracting fibres from kenaf. The advantages of enzyme retting are its greater environmental friendliness, shorter retting time, and more controllable
Li Yin Wong, Wan Zuhainis Saad, Rosfarizan Mohamad, Paridah Md Tahir   +3 more
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Water Sources Derived Bio Retting Effect on Kenaf Fiber Compositions

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022
Concurrent eutrophication and scarcity of water have made the difficulties for kenaf retting; hence, seawater (SW), freshwater (FW), and municipal wastewater (MTW) were assessed for kenaf retting feasibility.
Mohammad Munir Hossain, Shafiquzzaman Siddiquee, Vijay Kumar   +2 more
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A Substantial Role of Agro-Textiles in Agricultural Applications

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
Agro-textiles have been used in the agriculture sector for thousands of years and are an attractive tool for the protection of crops during their entire lifecycle. Currently, the agro-textile market is dominated by polyolefins or petrochemical-based agro-
Neha Sharma, Neha Sharma, Ben Allardyce, Rangam Rajkhowa, Alok Adholeya, Alok Adholeya, Ruchi Agrawal, Ruchi Agrawal   +7 more
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