Flax, kenaf, wood pulp-fiber and paper

摘要

Flax (Linum usitatissimum) straw is an agricultural waste product from harvesting of seed flax from flax palnt (Seed flax). The seed is used to make linseed oil. Flax is grown primarily in the North Dakota and Manitoba farm regions and is harvested with combines, much the same as wheat. The flax straw consists of two kinds of fibers: Bast and Shive. The outer layer consists of Bast fibers (about 30