Degumming methods for bast fibers—A mini review

Bast fibers, such as ramie, hemp, flax and kenaf, are natural fibers with high specific stiffness strength that have gained increasing attention in recent years. advantageous terms of their biodegradability abundance nature, making them promising candidates for automotive industry, structural composites, pulping textile applications etc. There is a strong desire from industry yielding cellulose fiber alternative to cotton due the volume irrigation water, intensive use pesticides, cost climatic conditions required grow cotton. Before converting bast into value-added products, degumming necessary step separate non-cellulose parts. Due environmental consideration, methods developing biodegradable green processes efficiency. All works discussed this review aim at revealing potential design eco-efficient processes. Objective appraisals toward here, opening straight-forward access new chemicals materials industry.