The Handbook of Natural Fibres, Second Edition, Volume One: Types, Properties and Factors Affecting Breeding and Cultivation covers every aspect of natural fibers, their breeding, cultivation, processing and applications. This volume features fundamental discussions of each fiber, covering different stages of breeding and cultivation. Natural fibrous resources, both lignocellulosic and protein ones, are renewable, biodegradable, and nontoxic, making them an important source of sustainable textile solutions. A broad range of natural fibers are covered in this book, including cotton, jute, kenaf, flax, hemp, sisal, ramie, curaua, pineapple, bamboo, coir, sheep wool, and more.
1. 1A. Introduction to natural textile fibres - p. 1 2. 1B. World natural fibre production and employment - p. 15 3. Part One. Fundamentals: Types of fibre, properties, identification and testing - p. 36 4. 2. Bast fibres: jute - p. 39 5. 3. Bast fibres: ramie - p. 61 6. 4. Bast fibres: kenaf - p. 71 7. 5A. Bast fibres: flax - p. 93 8. 5B. Bast fibres: hemp cultivation and production - p. 163 9. 6. Abaca: cultivation, obtaining fibre and potential uses - p. 197 10. 7. Bamboo fibre - p. 219 11. 8. Coconut fibre: its structure, properties and applications - p. 231 12. 9. Wool fibres - p. 257 13. 10. Mohair, cashmere and other animal hair fibres - p. 279 14. 10.1. Introduction - p. 279 15. 10.2. Alpaca - p. 284 16. 10.3. Angora rabbit hair - p. 296 17. 10.4. Camel - p. 307 18. 10.5. Cashgora - p. 315 19. 10.6. Cashmere - p. 317 20. 10.7. Guanaco - p. 328 21. 10.8. Llama - p. 331 22. 10.9. Mohair - p. 334 23. 10.10. Musk-ox - p. 357 24. 10.11. Vicuña - p. 359 25. 10.12. Yak - p. 364 26. 10.13. Other animal hair fibres - p. 367 27. 10.14. Future work - p. 373 28. 11. Silk fibres – structure, properties and applications - p. 385 29. 12. Fibre plants of arid regions of North Africa - p. 417 30. 13. Mineral fibres: basalt - p. 433 31. 14. Identification of natural textile fibres - p. 503 32. 15. Testing of natural textile fibres - p. 535 33. Part Two. Improving natural fibre production through breeding and cultivation - p. 576 34. 16. Cotton breeding - p. 579 35. 17. Developments in fibrous flax and linseed breeding and cultivation - p. 605 36. 17.1. Introduction - p. 605 37. 17.2. Key issues of fibre flax breeding and cultivating - p. 608 38. 17.3. Methods of flax and linseed breeding - p. 617 39. 17.4. Modern methods in flax and linseed breeding - p. 659 40. 17.5. New breeding techniques - p. 670 41. 17.6. Sources of further information and advice - p. 674 42. Appendix: abbreviations - p. 674 43. 18. Prevention of fungi and bacteria growth in natural fibres - p. 693 44. 19. Wild silks: their entomological aspects and their textile applications - p. 715 45. 20. New emerging natural fibres and relevant sources of information - p. 747 46. Index - p. 789
The Handbook of Natural Fibres, Second Edition, Volume One: Types, Properties and Factors Affecting Breeding and Cultivation covers every aspect of natural fibers, their breeding, cultivation, processing and applications. This volume features fundamental discussions of each fiber, covering different stages of breeding and cultivation. Natural fibrous resources, both lignocellulosic and protein ones, are renewable, biodegradable, and nontoxic, making them an important source of sustainable textile solutions. A broad range of natural fibers are covered in this book, including cotton, jute, kenaf, flax, hemp, sisal, ramie, curaua, pineapple, bamboo, coir, sheep wool, and more.
1. 1A. Introduction to natural textile fibres - p. 1 2. 1B. World natural fibre production and employment - p. 15 3. Part One. Fundamentals: Types of fibre, properties, identification and testing - p. 36 4. 2. Bast fibres: jute - p. 39 5. 3. Bast fibres: ramie - p. 61 6. 4. Bast fibres: kenaf - p. 71 7. 5A. Bast fibres: flax - p. 93 8. 5B. Bast fibres: hemp cultivation and production - p. 163 9. 6. Abaca: cultivation, obtaining fibre and potential uses - p. 197 10. 7. Bamboo fibre - p. 219 11. 8. Coconut fibre: its structure, properties and applications - p. 231 12. 9. Wool fibres - p. 257 13. 10. Mohair, cashmere and other animal hair fibres - p. 279 14. 10.1. Introduction - p. 279 15. 10.2. Alpaca - p. 284 16. 10.3. Angora rabbit hair - p. 296 17. 10.4. Camel - p. 307 18. 10.5. Cashgora - p. 315 19. 10.6. Cashmere - p. 317 20. 10.7. Guanaco - p. 328 21. 10.8. Llama - p. 331 22. 10.9. Mohair - p. 334 23. 10.10. Musk-ox - p. 357 24. 10.11. Vicuña - p. 359 25. 10.12. Yak - p. 364 26. 10.13. Other animal hair fibres - p. 367 27. 10.14. Future work - p. 373 28. 11. Silk fibres – structure, properties and applications - p. 385 29. 12. Fibre plants of arid regions of North Africa - p. 417 30. 13. Mineral fibres: basalt - p. 433 31. 14. Identification of natural textile fibres - p. 503 32. 15. Testing of natural textile fibres - p. 535 33. Part Two. Improving natural fibre production through breeding and cultivation - p. 576 34. 16. Cotton breeding - p. 579 35. 17. Developments in fibrous flax and linseed breeding and cultivation - p. 605 36. 17.1. Introduction - p. 605 37. 17.2. Key issues of fibre flax breeding and cultivating - p. 608 38. 17.3. Methods of flax and linseed breeding - p. 617 39. 17.4. Modern methods in flax and linseed breeding - p. 659 40. 17.5. New breeding techniques - p. 670 41. 17.6. Sources of further information and advice - p. 674 42. Appendix: abbreviations - p. 674 43. 18. Prevention of fungi and bacteria growth in natural fibres - p. 693 44. 19. Wild silks: their entomological aspects and their textile applications - p. 715 45. 20. New emerging natural fibres and relevant sources of information - p. 747 46. Index - p. 789
