Industrial Applications of Natural Fibres

Series Preface.
Preface.
Foreword.
List of Contributors.
List of Illustrators.
PART I BACKGROUND.
1 Historic Usage and Preservation of Cultural Heritage(Fenella G. France).
2 What Are Natural Fibres?
2.1 Chemistry of Plant Fibres (Danny E. Akin).
2.2 Natural Fibres - Function in Nature (Michaela Ederand Ingo Burgert).
2.3 Types of Fibre (Jörg Müssig and TanjaSlootmaker).
3 Economic Aspects.
3.1 Grades and Standards (Axel Drieling and JörgMüssig).
3.2 Technical Applications of Natural Fibres: An Overview(Nina Graupner and Jörg Müssig).
3.3 Natural Fibres in Technical Applications: Market and Trends(Stephan Piotrowski and Michael Carus).
PART II VEGETABLE FIBRES.
4 Flax - Structure, Chemistry, Retting and Processing(Danny E. Akin).
5 Hemp - Cultivation, Extraction and Processing(Stefano Amaducci and Hans-Jörg Gusovius).
6 Jute - A Versatile Natural Fibre. Cultivation,Extraction and Processing (Md. Siddiqur Rahmani).
7 Abacá - Cultivation, Extraction and Processing(Friedhelm Göltenboth and Werner Mühlbaueri).
8 Sisal - Cultivation, Processing and Products (RajeshD. Anandjiwala and Maya Johni).
9 Coir - Coconut Cultivation, Extraction and Processing ofCoir (Chitrangani Jayasekara and Nalinie Amarasinghe).
10 Cotton Production and Processing (Muhammed RafiqChaudhry).
PART III ANIMAL FIBRES.
11 Mulberry Silk, Spider Dragline and Recombinant Silks (AnjaGliSovic and Fritz Vollrath).
12 Wool - Structure, Mechanical Properties and TechnicalProducts based on Animal Fibres (Crisan Popescu and Franz-JosefWortmann).
PART IV TESTING AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT.
13 Testing Methods for Measuring Physical and Mechanical FibreProperties (Plant and Animal Fibres) (Jörg Müssig,Holger Fischer, Nina Graupner and Axel Drieling).
14 SEM Catalogue for Animal and Plant Fibres (TanjaSlootmaker and Jörg Müssig).
15 Combined (In Situ) Methods (Ingo Burgert andMichaela Eder).
16 DNA-Analytical Identification of Species and GeneticModifications in Natural Fibres (Lothar Kruse).
17 Cotton/Worldwide Harmonisation (Axel Drieling andJean-Paul Gourlot).
18 Flax - ASTM Standardisation and Harmonisation (DannyE. Akin).
PART V APPLICATIONS: CURRENT AND POTENTIAL.
19 Composites.
19.1 Historical, Contemporary and Future Applications (TuomasHänninen and Mark Hughes).
19.2 Design, Material Properties and Databases (Erwin Baurand Frank Otremba).
19.3 Natural Fibre Composite Processing: A Technical Overview(Tim Huber, Nina Graupner and Jörg Müssig ).
19.4 Natural Fibre-Reinforced Polymers in Automotive InteriorApplications (Eugen Prömper).
19.5 Composites Based on Natural Resources (Martien van denOever and Harriëtte Bos).
19.6 Cellulose Nanocomposites (Sanchita Bandyopadhyay-Ghosh,Subrata Bandhu Ghosh and Mohini Sain).
20 Insulation Materials Based on Natural Fibres (FranzNeubauer).
21 Natural Fibres in Geotextiles for Soil Protection and ErosionControl (Gero Leson, Michael V. Harding, and KlausDippon).
Index.