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SUBMITTER: Feleke K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9912263 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Feleke Kibrom K Thothadri Ganesh G Beri Tufa Habtamu H Rajhi Ali A AA Ahmed Gulam Mohammed Sayeed GMS
Polymers 20230116 2
Flax is a commercial crop grown in many parts of the world both for its seeds and for its fibers. The seed-based flax variety (linseed) is considered less for its fiber after the seed is extracted. In this study, linseed straw was utilized and processed to extract fiber and cellulose through optimization of retting time and a multi-step alkaline peroxide extraction process using the Taguchi design of experiment (DOE). Effects of retting duration on fiber properties as well as effects of solvent ...[more]