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Sheep Wool for Sustainable Architecture [PDF]

open access: yesEnergy Procedia, 2015
AbstractSheep wool is a natural material, already used for thermal insulation of pitched roofs, in the form of soft mats. The paper presents a research project called Cartonlana, concerning a new sheep wool-based product with two main innovative features: it is a stiff panel, unlike the existing soft wool mats; it has a low environmental impact, using ...
Lorenzo Savio   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Improving sheep wool quality

open access: yes, 2017
Wool is a natural fibre produced by nearly 500 different sheep breeds. Mean fibre diameter is the most important wool quality parameter and has the largest influence on the value of wool.
Doyle, E K
openaire   +2 more sources

Seasonal Variability in Transcript Expression of Type I and Type II Keratins in Wool Follicles of Lustrous Fleece-Producing Magra Sheep

open access: yesJournal of Natural Fibers, 2023
Magra sheep reared around the Bikaner area of Rajasthan, India is famous for producing lustrous fleece as compared to other wool-producing native sheep breeds.
Rajiv Kumar   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Removal of Basic Violet from Wool Dyeing Effluent Using Nanoparticles

open access: yesJournal of Natural Fibers, 2022
In the reported study, nano silica and nano clay were used to remove the residual color from effluent generated during the dyeing of wool fabric with basic violet.
Seiko Jose   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Small ruminant production in dryland regions of India: Status, challenges and opportunities

open access: yesIndian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2021
Small ruminants are important components of smallholder production systems in dry regions of the country and require technological transformation for bringing the farmers out of the vicious cycle of poverty.
ARUN KUMAR   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Objective Evaluation of Luster (Gloss 60 degrees) of Different Indian Wools

open access: yesJournal of Natural Fibers, 2022
Luster for a fiber/fabric system is a phenomenon to the reflectance of incident light to the surface, addressed as its shine or gloss. Presently, objective evaluation of the shine for straight hair (human hair) can be quantified through Goniophotometer ...
Ajay Kumar   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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