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Article: New agricultural engineering data have been reported by researchers at University of Saskatchewan.(Report)
- Article from:
- Agriculture Week
- Article date:
- September 17, 2009
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According to a study from Saskatoon, Canada, "Flax straw and flax fibers are renewable resource and have potential for use in the manufacturing industry. In this study, flax fiber (including 58% flax shives by weight) was studied as a material to be added into polyethylene (high density polyethylene and linear low density polyethylene) in 10% by mass and processed through extrusion and injection molding to biocomposites."
"Five surface modification methods on flax fibers were carried out and scanning electronic micrographs were taken to analyze the surface characteristic. The biocomposite tensile strength increased and moisture absorption decreased to varying ...