03304nam 2200577Ia 450 991043777560332120250609110056.09781447150671144715067810.1007/978-1-4471-5067-1(OCoLC)849507650(MiFhGG)GVRL6XFX(CKB)2560000000103556(MiAaPQ)EBC1317313(MiFhGG)9781447150671(MiAaPQ)EBC4417425(EXLCZ)99256000000010355620130510d2013 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierKenaf a multi-purpose crop for several industrial applications, new insights from the Biokenaf Project /Andrea Monti, Efthimia Alexopoulou, editors1st ed. 2013.New York Springer20131 online resource (ix, 203 pages) illustrations (chiefly color)Green energy and technology"ISSN: 1865-3529."9781447159452 1447159454 9781447150664 144715066X Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- Foreword -- 1.Origin, Description, Importance and Cultivation Area of Kenaf -- 2.Crop Physiology -- 3.The Breeding of Kenaf -- 4.Crop Management -- 5.Environmental aspects of kenaf production and use -- 6.Kenaf Fibre Crop for Bio-Economic Industrial Development -- 7.Economic and Financial Analysis: The farmer’s point of view.Natural plant fibers fibres are being increasingly used in manufacturing industrial products because of their renewable and biodegradable natures. Kenaf is an annual bast fibre crop that can provide fibres for several industrial applications (composites, insulation mats, absorbents, bedding material, etc.) as well as raw material for energy exploitation (solid biofuels). Kenaf: A Multi-Purpose Crop for Several Industrial Applications introduces the physiology and field management of kenaf, agronomy, productivity, harvesting as well as its the industrial and energy uses of this promising non-food crop.   Including recent research collected by the BIOKENAF project, Kenaf: A Multi-Purpose Crop for Several Industrial Applications provides a global picture of state of the art research and developments with Kenaf from Asia, USA and Australia. This thorough introduction if followed up with an assessment of the crops economic viability as well as an the environmental impact assessment of kenaf.   Although not a new crop, Kenaf: A Multi-Purpose Crop for Several Industrial Applications provides a comprehensive introduction to this crop and its developing applications for energy engineers, industry managers, politicians and managers working to develop sustainable energy sources and bio-economies.Green energy and technology.FibersKenafFibers.Kenaf.620.117Monti Andrea511564Alexopoulou Efthimia1763337MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910437775603321Kenaf4203724UNINA