The use of unretted hemp fibre in composite manufacture

By D. Hepworth, R. Hobson, D. Bruce, J. W. Farrent. 2000

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Industrial Hemp Fibers: An Overview (2019, methodology): “After the retting processing, the fibers are separated from the hemp stem mechanically or manually [41].”
Effect of water absorption on the mechanical properties of hemp fibre reinforced unsaturated polyester composites (2007, background): “Hemp and flax are the only commercial sources of long natural fibres grown in the UK Plant stems are processed by various mechanical methods to extract the fibre [5].”
Optimising industrial hemp fibre for composites (2007, background): “Although acceptable composite properties have been obtained from mechanically extracted fibre [3], concern over long term stability due to degradation of lignin [4], which mainly acts as an adhesive holding the cellulose fibres together, suggests that for many applications, it may be best to further”
A Review on Natural Fibre-Based Composites—Part II (2005, background): “Detailed research on the effects of various chemical treatments designed to allow epoxy resin to penetrate the plant fibre cell walls was performed by D.G. Hepworth et al. (2000), where a treatment that involved swelling the plant cell walls with urea solution, washing out the excess urea and then r”