Fibers
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- The Great Cotton-Rag Myth
- Short article about the controversy over what natural fibers were traditionally used in the manufacture of paper. Author: Ellen McCrady.
- 482
- Washed Cotton: A Review and Recommendations
- A summary of recent research on batch kier washing of raw cotton, and recommendations regarding prevention strategies for dust control involving washed cotton. From the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
- 483
- Hemp Symposia Proceedings
- From the Canadian Department of Agriculture. Proceedings of a 1998 symposium on the history, cultivation, processing, characteristics and applications of hemp fiber.
- 484
- Industrial Hemp Farming - History and Practice
- Extensive article about the history and cultivation of North American industrial hemp.
- 485
- The Hemp Pages
- Personal homepage on the history, properties and uses of the hemp plant, and the many products derived from it.
- 486
- Changes in Kenaf Properties and Chemistry as a Function of Growing Times
- Report of research conducted in order to determine whether the mechanical and material properties of kenaf fiber are changing with growing time and maturing of the plant. Authors: Roger M. Rowell and James S. Han. [PDF]
- 487
- Jute and Kenaf
- Extensive technical paper about the chemical and physical composition and properties of jute and kenaf fibers, their application in composite products, and a review of future trends. Authors: Roger M Rowell and Harry P. Stout. [PDF]
- 488
- Kenaf Yield Components and Plant Composition
- Extensive paper about the history, cultivation, processing and applications of kenaf as a source for natural industrial fiber, oils and feedstock. From Trends in New Crops and New Uses. Authors: Charles L. Webber III and Venita K. Bledsoe. [PDF]
- 489
- Kenaf: Production, Harvesting, Processing, and Products
- Short article about the development of kenaf as a growing source of raw material for the US textile industry. Authors: Charles L. Webber III and Robert E. Bledsoe.
- 490
- Stormwater Filtration of a Municipal Detention Pond
- Technical paper presenting research exploring the potential use of kenaf bast and core fibers and their associated efficiency variables, as a filter for the reduction of non-point pollution in stormwater filtration systems of municipal detention ponds. Authors: James S. Han and others. [PDF]
- 491
- Creep and Low Strength of Spider Dragline Subjected to Constant Loads
- Report on tests conducted on dragline spider silk, showing that contrary to common belief breaking strength under constant load testing is considerably lower than that measured in conventional constant strain rate tests, while elongation will increase appreciably over long timescales. Authors: Christopher Viney and others. [PDF]
- 492
- Engineering Properties of Spider Silk
- Technical paper describing the engineering properties of individual fibers from spider dragline silk under uniaxial tension, transverse compression and torsional deformation. Authors: Frank K. Ko and others. [PDF]
- 493
- Sericulture
- Illustrated description of Seventeenth Century Chinese method of producing and processing of silk. From A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization.