Valorization of byproducts of hemp multipurpose crops: short non-aligned bast fibers as a source of nanocellulose

Sara Dalle Vacche, Vijayaletchumy Karunakaran, Alessia Patrucco +9

Nanocellulose was extracted from short bast fibers, from hemp (Cannabis Sativa L.) plants harvested at seed maturity, non-retted, mechanically decorticated in a defibering apparatu…