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Contents vii

7.6 Tenacity or specific stress of cotton fibers 235
7.7 Breaking elongation (strain) 235
7.8 Stiffness or tensile rigidity of cotton fibers: the elastic modulus 237
7.9 The yield point 237
7.10 The toughness of cotton fibers 238
7.11 Cotton fiber elastic recovery 238
7.12 Adjustment for moisture content in cotton fiber strength testing 248
7.13 The harvesting process 254
7.14 The ginning process 255
7.15 The spinning preparation process 256
7.16 The spinning process 260
7.17 The fiber-to-yarn relationships in the context of the tensile
behavior of cotton fibers 264
References 270
Further reading 273

8 Tensile properties of flax fibers 275
Christophe Baley, Antoine Le Duigou, Claudine Morvan, Alain Bourmaud
8.1 Introduction: general data on flax, culture, and use of flax fibers 275
8.2 From plant to fibers 276
8.3 Single flax fiber description 281
8.4 Tensile mechanical properties of elementary flax fiber 283
8.5 Remarks on the use of flax fibers in the composite materials 289
8.5 Conclusion 292
References 293

9 Hemp, jute, banana, kenaf, ramie, sisal fibers 301
Manickam Ramesh
9.1 Introduction 301
9.2 Plant growth and harvesting techniques 302
9.3 Plant fiber extraction and separation process 305
9.4 Treatment and modification of plant fibers 308
9.5 Plant fibers 310
9.6 Properties of plant fibers 313
9.7 Plant fibers as reinforcements in biocomposites 317
9.8 Future prospects 317
9.9 Conclusion 317
References 318

Part Three Regenerated fibres 327

10 Regenerated cellulosic fibers 329
Avinash P. Manian, Tung Pham, Thomas Bechtold
10.1 Introduction 329