Characterization of hairs and pappi from Cynara cardunculus capitula and their suitability for paper production

The capitula of Cynara cardunculus contain hairs and pappi representing 7% of the total plant biomass. These low density biomass components could be mechanically separated without apparent losses using a whole-plant processing prototype. Hairs and pappi are filamentous structures made up of longitud...

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Main Author: Gominho, Jorge (author)
Other Authors: Lourenço, Ana (author), Curt, Maria (author), Fernández, Jesús (author), Pereira, Helena (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/8108
Country:Portugal
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