Kenaf: A Multi-Purpose Crop for Several Industrial Applications New insights from the Biokenaf Project /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Monti, Andrea (Editor), Alexopoulou, Efthimia (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Green Energy and Technology,
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Energy harvesting.; Plant breeding.; Electric power production.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Structural materials.; Energy Harvesting.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.; Energy Technology.; Structural Materials.

Natural plant fibers fibres are being increasingly used in manufacturing industrial products because of their renewable and biodegradable natures. Kenaf is an annual bast fibre crop that can provide fibres for several industrial applications (composites, insulation mats, absorbents, bedding material...