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US 2008/0289149 A1Published application
Decortication process
AssigneeAlberta Research Council
InventorsWade CHUTE, Deb HENRY, Dean ROLHEISER
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a process of decortication for separating the bast from the inner core of fibre plants using a disc refiner.
Claims5
A method of producing bast fibres by processing the straw of a plant having a bast layer and an inner core, said method comprising the steps of:
- a. cutting the straw to a predetermined length;
- b. refining the straw by passing the cut straw of the predetermined length through a disc refiner with an applied energy less than about 150 kWh/t;
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- c. screening the refined straw to separate the bast fibres from the inner core.
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