Spanish Broom (Spartium junceumL.) as New Fiber for Biocomposites: The Effect of Crop Age and Microbial Retting on Fiber Quality | Zendy

Luciana Gabriella Angelini | Zendy; Silvia Tavarini | Zendy; Lara Foschi | Zendy

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Spanish Broom (Spartium junceumL.) as New Fiber for Biocomposites: The Effect of Crop Age and Microbial Retting on Fiber Quality

Author(s) -

Luciana Gabriella Angelini,

Silvia Tavarini,

Lara Foschi

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

conference papers in materials science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2314-5846

pISSN - 2090-9713

DOI - 10.1155/2013/274359

Subject(s) - broom , retting , fiber , biocomposite , crop , botany , materials science , horticulture , pulp and paper industry , composite number , agronomy , biology , composite material , engineering , ecology

Recently, there has been a revival of interest in Spanish broom (Spartium junceum L.) as a possible source of fibers to be used in biocomposite materials. The aim of this work was to evaluate the role of two selected strains of Clostridium felsineum (NCIMB 10690 and NCIMB 9539) in the retting of Spanish broom vermenes. Chemical composition and physical, mechanical, and morphological properties of fibers were investigated. The obtained results indicate that the process provides an ecofriendly method for Spanish broom retting and support the hypothesis that these fibers can be successfully used in composite materials.

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