Efficient extraction of technical fibers from hemp in an ethanol-water mixture Lyu, Pei, Xia, L, Jiang, X, Liu, X, Xu, W, Hurren, Christopher and Wang, Xungai 2022, Efficient extraction of technical fibers from hemp in an ethanol-water mixture, Industrial Crops and Products, vol. 178, doi: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.114620. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Efficient extraction of technical fibers from hemp in an ethanol-water mixture Author(s) Lyu, Pei Xia, L Jiang, X Liu, X Xu, W Hurren, Christopher orcid.org/0000-0002-3274-4675 Wang, Xungai orcid.org/0000-0002-3549-6769 Journal name Industrial Crops and Products Volume number 178 Publisher P Publication date 2022-04-01 ISSN 0926-6690 Summary Traditional extraction of technical fibers from hemp is a water and alkaline intensive process, causing over degumming and loss of fiber strength. Herein, an ethanol-water mixture was developed for efficient extraction of technical fibers from hemp. The color, morphology, and mechanical properties of the technical fibers extracted in the ethanol-water mixture were evaluated and compared with those treated in the traditional water system. The gum materials including lignin, hemicellulose, and pectin could be efficiently removed using the ethanol-water mixture. The strength of the technical fibers could be protected from over degumming in the system with 30% ethanol and 70% water, exhibiting an 11.1% improvement (34.2 cN/Tex). These fibers also showed the lowest yellowness and an average length of 51.7 mm. The developed ethanol-water mixture may provide a novel strategy for the efficient industrial extraction of technical fibers from hemp fibers. DOI 10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.114620 Indigenous content off Field of Research 0703 Crop and Pasture Production Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30162325 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Institute for Frontier Materials GTP Research Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 09 Feb 2022, 07:06:38 EST Wed, 09 Feb 2022, 15:06:33 EST Fri, 13 May 2022, 06:04:12 EST Fri, 08 Jul 2022, 11:45:07 EST Fri, 08 Jul 2022, 12:12:36 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 3 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 21 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 09 Feb 2022, 07:06:38 EST