title: Quality of chemically modified hemp fibers.
abstract: Hemp fibers are very interesting natural material for textile and technical applications now. Applying hemp fibers to the apparel sector requires improved quality fibers. In this paper, hemp fibers were modified with sodium hydroxide solutions (5% and 18% w/v), at room and boiling temperature, for different periods of time, and both under tension and slack, in order to partially extract noncellulosic substances, and separate the fiber bundles. The quality of hemp fibers was characterised by determining their chemical composition, fineness, mechanical and sorption properties. The modified hemp fibers were finer, with lower content of lignin, increased flexibility, and in some cases tensile properties were improved. An original method for evaluation of tensile properties of hemp fibers was developed.
authors.affiliation: Textile Engineering Department, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Karnegijeva 4, Belgrade, Serbia. kostic@tmf.bg.ac.yu
authors.forename: Mirjana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kostic
authors.forename: Biljana
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pejic
authors.forename: Petar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Skundric
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D002188:Cannabis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000187:drug effects*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006358:Hot Temperature; D018583:Pliability; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013696:Temperature; D013718:Tensile Strength
chemical_list: D012972:Sodium Hydroxide