Essays about: "Agricultural fibres"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words Agricultural fibres.

  1. 1. Earth resources – a factor of time : A comparison between cotton and viscose

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, design och hållbar utveckling (2023-)

    Author : Åsa Strandberg; [2022]
    Keywords : LCA; LCIA; environmental impact; resources; land use; forest; yield; harvest; biodiversity;

    Abstract : Consumption continues to grow, while warnings persist about the fact that more isbeing consumed than the Earth is capable of yielding. This growth in consumption isclearly exemplified in the textile industry, which doubled global fibre productionbetween the years 2000 and 2020, while the population growth was 27% (The WorldBank, 2022). READ MORE

  3. 2. Fibres from agricultural hemp waste

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Ella Kärkkäinen; Åsa Älgbrant; Simon Kronberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Hemp fibres; hemp residue; unretted hemp; nonwoven hemp;

    Abstract : There is an increasing demand for natural fibres in the textile industry as a consequence of the negative impact of the industry on the environment. Svensk Hampaindustri (SHI) is currently growing hemp in Sweden for its seeds. This leaves residue in the form of hemp stems that could be processed for textile products. READ MORE

  4. 3. The applicability of agricultural fibres in industrial cleaning cloths : in the aspects of processability and sustainability

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Liv Walker; Karin Essén; [2020]
    Keywords : Nonwoven; Industrial cleaning cloth; Agricultural fibres; Bast fibres; Polyester; Single-use; Nonwoven; Industriella rengöringsdukar; Naturliga fibrer; Bastfibrer; Polyester; Engångsartiklar;

    Abstract : This study has its background in the EU directive, the ‘Single-Use Plastics Directive’. The directive was initiated due to the environmental impacts that the oceans suffer due to plastic waste. The directive presents the most common single-use products found as waste in the oceans, including wipes and cloths. READ MORE

  5. 4. Development of a Universal Method of Measuring Macromolecules in Oats.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Tillämpad biokemi; Lunds universitet/Beräkningskemi

    Author : Pontus Ågren; [2019]
    Keywords : Oat; mutation breeding; storage; applied biochemistry; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

    Abstract : The breeding of agricultural food crops has been of imperative importance for thousands of years and remains so today, with new methods being developed regularly. Some of these newer methods have some legal difficulties, forcing scientists to stay with the older, reliable yet slower methods. READ MORE

  6. 5. Exploring Deep Eutectic Solvent Pretreatment and Laccase Biobleaching on Oat Hulls in Efforts to Overcome Recalcitrance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Bioteknik (master); Lunds universitet/Bioteknik (CI)

    Author : Juanita Francis; [2019]
    Keywords : Biotechnology; Bioteknik; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Oat production produces an abundant side stream product called oat hulls, formally regarded as a waste product. These oat hulls are nutritionally packed, containing insoluble dietary fibres. The solubilization and subsequent enzymatic hydrolysis of insoluble fibres, i.e. READ MORE