Micro and Nano-structural Elements of Flax and Hemp Fibres Sourced inManitoba.

Improved application of hemp and flax fibres in advanced materials will promote Manitoban agriculture and associated industrial production in the emerging bioeconomy. The proposed research will provide, via high resolution chemical mapping, the fundamental science platform required for the rational design of advanced, sustainable biocomposite materials, combining appropriate fibre-matrix complexes de novo. It will augment current research examining the performance of natural fibre-based materials tackling head-on critical barriers to their commercialisation. This will assist the non-financial partner, SWM International, as they are seeking process improvements to produce and validate higher performance fibres for application in new markets.

Faculty Supervisor:

Ying Chen

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Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate