Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. Cotton Dominant Natural Fibre: Production, Properties and Limitations in Its Production
Mihaela Dochia and Monica Pustianu (“Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad, Research Development Innovation in Technical and Natural Science Institute, Arad, Romania, and others)
Part I. Bast Fibers
Chapter 2. A New Challenge For Flax and Hemp Bast Fibers
Ryszard M. Kozlowski and Malgorzata Muzyczek (Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants (INF&MP), Poznan, Poland)
Chapter 3. Breeding and Cultivation of Flax in China
Wang Yu Fu and Wang Hui (Institute of Bast Fiber Crops(IBFC), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China)
Part II. New Emerging Sources of Lignocellulosic and other Natural Fibers
Chapter 4. Curaua Fibers: The Queen of the Fibers
Alcides Lopes Leao, Ivana Cesarino, Isaac Stringueta Machado and Ryszard Kozlowski (Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Brazil, and others)
Chapter 5. Ethnobotany and Natural Fibers in Brazil: Preliminary Studies of Daphnopsis Fasciculata for Textile Applications
Adriana Yumi Sato Duarte, Rayana Santiago de Queiroz, Regina Aparecida Sanches and Franco Giuseppe Dedini (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Laboratory of Integrated Systems – State University of Campinas – UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil)
Chapter 6. New Emerging Sources of Other Lignocellulosic Fibers
Ryszard M. Kozlowski, Maria Mackiewicz-Talarczyk and Jorge Barriga Bedoya (Institute of Natural Fibres & Medicinal Plants, Poznan, Poland)
Chapter 7. Natural Lignocellulosic Raw Material as a Source of Nanocellulosic Fibres
Simona Gavrilaş, PhD and Ryszard M. Kozlowski, PhD (Faculty of Food Engineering, Tourism and Envinronmental Protection, ”Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad, Arad, Romania, and others)
Chapter 8. Alpaca Fiber: Production, Characteristics and Use
Anna Morales Villavicencio (Department of Animal Science, Warsaw University of Live Science, Poland)
Chapter 9. Bioengineering as a Driving Force in Natural Fibres Stabilization and Production Growth
Milena Szalata, PhD, Joanna Makowiecka and Karolina Wielgus, PhD (Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Natural Fibres & Medicinal Plants, Poznan, Poland)
Chapter 10. The Role of Apparels Based on Natural Fibres: Flax in Human Physiology and Health
Malgorzata Zimniewska and Izabella Krucinska (Institute of Natural Fibers & Medicinal Plants, Department of Innovative Textile Technologies, Poznan, Poland, and others)
Part III. Chemical and Biochemical Functionalization of Natural Fibers
Chapter 11. Trends in Functionalization and Finishing Processes of Natural Lignocellulosic Fibers
Ryszard M. Kozlowski and Malgorzata Muzyczek (Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants, Poznan, Poland)
Chapter 12. Functionalization of Natural Fibers by Dendritic Polymers
Somaye Akbari and Sima Shakoorjavan (Textile Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran)
Part IV. Composites on Base of Natural Fibers
Chapter 13. Bio-Based Composites
Roger M. Rowell (Professor Emeritus, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA)
Chapter 14. Poly(ε-Caprolactone)/Poly(Lactic Acid)/Oil Palm Fiber Composites: Properties, Mechanical Behavior and Applications
Akos Noel Ibrahim, Mat Uzir Wahit and Onn Hassan (School of Science and Technology, Department of Science Laboratory Technology, The Federal Polytechnic P.M.B, Zamfara, Nigeria, and others)
Chapter 15. Plant Fibers: Renewable Reinforcing Filler in Polyolefin Bio-Composites
Jiun Hor Low and Wan Aizan Wan Abdul Rahman (School of Engineering, Taylor’s University, Taylor’s Lakeside Campus, No.1 Jalan Taylor’s, Selangor, Malaysia, and others)
Chapter 16. The Use of Palm Fibers Reinforced in Polymer Matrices for Various Applications
Joyce P. Cipriano, Ingriddy R. Dantas, Daniella R. Mulinari and Maria Rosa Capri (Faculty of Technology/UERJ, RJ, Brazil, and others)
Source of Further Information about Natural Fibers
Jorge Barriga Bedoya and Maria Mackiewicz (Talarczyk, Poland)
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