Handbook of Natural Fibres

Professor Ryszard M. Kozlowski is the award-winning former Director of the Polish Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Textile Institute, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Natural Fibres, Scientific Advisor to the Institute for Engineering of Polymer Materials and Dyes, and Doctor Honoris Causa of the Pontifical Catholic University of Ibarra, Ecuador. Professor Koz?owski is also Coordinator of both ESCORENA (the European System of Cooperative Research Networks in Agriculture and the FAO/ESCORENA European Cooperative Research Network on Flax and other Bast Plants. He is the author/co-author of over 300 publications, including 26 books and 25 patents. Maria Mackiewicz-Talarczyk is assistant at Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants in Poland.

Part One Processing techniques for natural fibres
1 Cotton fibres, picking, ginning, spinning and weaving
2 Processing of jute fibres and its applications
3 Silk e production and future trends
4 The use of flax and hemp for textile applications
5 Use of bast fibres including flax fibres for high challenge technical textile applications. Extraction, preparation and requirements for the manufacturing of composite reinforcement fabrics and for geotextiles
6 Multi-scale mechanical characterization of flax fibres for the reinforcement of composite materials
7 Enzymatic treatment of natural fibres
8 Improving the properties of natural fibres by chemical treatments
9 Electrokinetic properties of natural fibres
10 Improving the flame retardancy of natural fibres
11 Bast fibres: the role of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) in remediation of degraded lands
12 Medical potential of cannabis: an overview

Part Two Applications and case studies for natural fibres
13 Chemical and physical characteristic of modified cotton and linen fabrics with amine-terminated dendritic polymer
14 Natural fibre composites (NFCs) for construction and automotive industries
15 Natural fibres for geotextiles
16 Properties and applications of ultrafine powders produced from natural fibres
17 The application of flax and hempseed in food, nutraceutical and personal care products
18 Natural fibres for paper and packaging
19 Environmental textiles from jute and coir
20 Antimicrobial natural fibres 21 Biomimetics and textile materials