Hemp is an easy crop to grow, and its fibers can be easily extracted from its stalk. ... Two to three tons of fiber can be processed in an hour. ... Annually, one acre of hemp can produce an equivalent amount of fiber as two to three acres of cotton. Hemp is preferable over cotton. It can be used to make a product is stranger and softer than cotton. ...
It is a herbaceous annual related to cotton and okra and a member of the mallow family which originated in West Africa. ... It produces 5-10 tons of dry fiber per acre. ... The outer fiber is called "bast." ... The refined bast fibers measure 2.6 mm and are similar to the best softwood fibers used to make paper. ... The whole kenaf plant is then processed in a mechanical fiber separator similar to a cotton gin. ...
Nearly 90% of the world's paper before 1883 was made entirely from hemp based fiber. In the early 1930's the U.S. department of agriculture wanted to make all of its paper from hemp based fiber. However the project was put on hold until someone could find a cheaper and more effective way of separating the hemp fiber from the pulp. ... The fiber when combined with the pulp and stalk of the marijuana plant can be used to make paper. ... Hemp is warmer then cotton, easier to produce and takes up much less room. ...
Fiberglass, metal foil, rock wool fibers (mineral wool), and certain plastics are used for insulation because they are poor conductors of heat. ... The materials include: butter, cotton, fiberglass, newspaper, plastic, saw dust, and suspended ceiling tile. ... The butter's temperature was 59 •XÆ'|Æ'nÆ'n„he cotton's temperature was 49 •XÆ'|Æ'nÆ'nThe fiber glass' temperature was 51 •X. ... The cotton's temperature was fifth highest, and I expected it to be fourth. ...
The fiber of hemp is used for paper, fuel, food and medicine. ... Hemp is one of the most environmental friendly fibers on the world, requiring no pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers. ... Fabrics made from hemp insulate better, are more absorbent, and more durable than cotton. ...
REPORT Sound Sound is any disturbance that travels through an elastic medium such as air, ground, or water to be heard by the human ear. When a body moves back and forth (vibrates), the oscillation causes a disturbance of the surrounding medium, it radiates outward in straight lines in the form o...
A regular t-shirt is made from cotton. ... The knife will easily penetrate against its layers of fibers, which is the down side. ... In one experiment, a man stabs at a regular cloth made out of cotton and the knife punctured the cloth several times leaving holes in the shirt. ...
