The textile industry is searching for innovative production techniques to improve the product
quality, as well as society requires new finishing techniques working in environmental …

Recently the use of natural fiber reinforced polymer composite in the various sectors has
increased tremendously. This is due to the environmental problems and health hazard …

Lignocellulosic crops like kenaf, flax and hemp have been extensively studied the last years
with the help of new technology and many new products fabricated with them are ready for …

The current research is intended to investigate the effect of gamma radiation on the cotton
fabric and compare the dyeability of gamma irradiated fabric with that of chemically …

Unsaturated polyester resins are one of the most important thermoset materials used in the
composites industry for the preparation of molding compounds, laminates, coatings, and …

DRM. BRINKgraduated from Wageningen University in 1988 with a specialization in tropical
crop science. As a student he carried out field work in Sri Lanka (rural development) and …

Natural fibers are nowadays increasingly employed for making nonwoven, replacing the
synthetic materials due to economic and environmental considerations. In this setting, we …

The objectives of the research are to determine the impact of the retting methods and
blending percentage on the properties of kenaf fiber as well as the yarns and fabrics that …

Although the pineapple leaf fibers (PALF) are long known as domestic threading material in
Malaysia, they are currently of little use despite being mechanically and environmentally …

Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) is a maternally inherited trait used for hybrid production in
plants, a novel kenaf CMS line 722HA was derived from the thermo-sensitive male-sterile …