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kenaf

(kəˈnæf)
n
(Textiles) another name for ambary
[from Persian]
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ke•naf

(kəˈnæf)

n.
1. a tropical plant, Hibiscus cannabinus, of the mallow family, yielding a fiber resembling jute.
2. the fiber itself, used for cordage and textiles.
[1890–95; < Persian kanaf; c. hemp]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.kenaf - fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus
bimli, bimli hemp, Bombay hemp, Hibiscus cannabinus, kanaf, kenaf, Indian hemp, deccan hemp - valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
hemp - a plant fiber
2.kenaf - valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
hibiscus - any plant of the genus Hibiscus
deccan hemp, kenaf - fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus
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[170 Pages Report] Kenaf Seed Oil Market research report categorizes the global market by Nature (Organic, Conventional), By End Use Industry (Cosmetics & Personal Care, Lubricants & Coatings, Nutraceuticals, Functional Food, Biofuel), By Region (Frontrunners, Competitors, Contenders, Rest of the World)
FARMERS from Oyo and Osun states have benefitted from an empowerment programme on kenaf programme by the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR and T), Moor Plantation, Ibadan.
Summary: Fact.MR has announced the addition of the " Kenaf Seed Oil Market Forecast, Trend Analysis & Competition Tracking - Global Review 2018 to 2028"report to their offering.
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As of 2017, the combined area planted with palm oil, rubber, cocoa, pepper, kenaf and sago is 6,910,773 hectares, accounting for more than 63 per cent of agriculture land and about 21 per cent of Malaysia's land mass.
Kenaf fibre is one of the most popular natural fibres due to its high growth, high strength, and good structure compared to other natural fibres, [5-8].
They cover smart materials and structural health monitoring in composite applications: an innovative approach in non-destructive testing, an overview of structural health monitoring from hard times to online monitoring, a preliminary study of structural health monitoring compared with non-destructive testing, damage identification for composite panels using piezoelectric ceramic-lead-zirconate-titanate (PZT) sensors, the bonded macro fiber composite (MFC) and woven kenaf effect analyses on the microenergy harvester performance of a kenaf plate using model testing and the Taguchi method, and the MFC bonded effect analysis on the microenergy harvester performance and structural health monitoring system of woven kenaf turbine blade for vertical axis wind turbine applications.
The effects of harvesting stage of new Kenaf cultivars on the nutritive values, amino acid contents and fungal abundance were investigated.
In this study on heat insulating materials, a novel low-density wooden mat was fabricated from wood shavings and kenaf fibers.
The objective of this paper is to investigate the effect of different NaOH concentration on mechanical propertiesof the kenaf fiber, pineapple fiber (PALF) and mengkuang fiber composites.
Germany's TWE Group has purchased a 90% stake in Isowood, a highly specialized nonwovens manufacturer using natural fibers such as hemp, flax, kenaf or jute in conjunction with plastics.