Vol. 7, Issue 3 (2019)
Flax: Properties and uses: A review
Author(s): Sonal Upadhyay and Nandan Mehta
Abstract: Linen fabric maintains a strong traditional niche among high quality household textiles, such as bed linen, furnishing fabrics and interior decoration accessories. Flax ï¬bres are produced in the stems of flax bast plant. The main constituents of a flax ï¬bre consist of cellulose, hemicellulose, wax, lignin and pectin, in varying quantities. Cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin are basic components which determine the physical properties of the ï¬bres. To obtain bast fibers for commercial use, flax stems undergo a process called retting to separate fibers from non fiber materials, namely, cuticle/epidermis and the woody core. Fibers and seeds are two historical products of flax with traditional and continuing economic importance around the world. In contrast to agronomic systems to optimize fiber production in flax, linseed production seeks to optimize seed yield. There is an already existing market use for flax fiber which is thought to be growing continuously owing to the attention needed to be invested in this field.
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Sonal Upadhyay, Nandan Mehta. Flax: Properties and uses: A review. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(3):1277-1279.
