The fibers of flax form an interesting product to mix with plastic resin. The composition of fiber is stronger and stiffer than conventional plastics. Now we are mainly the long flax fibers used in expensive processing.<\/p>\n
The project Flax Hemp Last is the Katholieke Hogeschool Brugge Oostende in cooperation with other parties a study into the feasibility of short flax fiber as an additive to plastics and to optimize processing. Short fibers arise as a by-product in the production of long fibers and they are to be made by cutting. See also the article Flax Hemp Last: natural fibers into plastics (magazine Agro & Chemicals).<\/p>\n
The study shows that the short fibers are indeed used in the processing in resin. The expressions reinforced plastics with short fibers with long fibers have similar properties in terms of strength, stiffness and damping. Thanks to the short fibers, the product is cheaper. The low weight and vibration damping characteristics make it suitable for processing in large agricultural machines and looms. Thus, these short flax fiber for the flax industry is an interesting product for the plastics industry involving the flax remains in the region.<\/p>\n
On the website Flanders PlasticVision – project page Valor Flax – you can read about follow-up studies, started on the marketing of the new materials and processing into bio-based plastics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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