Chemical and Physical Modification of Hemp Fibres by Steam Explosion Technology

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 2013
Anna Šutka, Silvija Kukle, Jānis Grāvītis, Agris Berzins

In current research attempt has been made to analyse hemp fibres treated with steam explosion (SE) technology. Disintegration of hemp fibres separated from non-retted, dew-retted and dried stems of hemp (‘Purini’) by alkali treatment and steam explosion (SE) were investigated. An average intensive SE in combination with the hydro-thermal and alkali after-treatment allows decreasing the diameter of hemp fibres and reduce the concentration of non-celluloses components, among them hemicelluloses, lignin, pectin, waxes and water.

Keywords
hemp, steam explosion, cellulose
DOI
10.1088/1757-899X/49/1/012053
Hyperlink
http://iopscience.iop.org/1757-899X/49/1/012053/

Šutka, A., Kukle, S., Grāvītis, J., Berzins, A. Chemical and Physical Modification of Hemp Fibres by Steam Explosion Technology. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2013, Vol.49, Iss.1, pp.012053-012053. ISSN 1757-8981. e-ISSN 1757-899X. Available from: doi:10.1088/1757-899X/49/1/012053

Publication language
English (en)