Uses of kenaf and kenaf products |
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| 1.0 |
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Pulp, paper and cardboard (from wet way process). |
| 1.1 |
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Standard newsprint
containing between 90% and 100% chemi-thermo-mechanical pulp. |
| 1.2 |
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Standard
newsprint from mixes of KCTMP pulp and de-inked pulp from retted paper. |
| 1.3 |
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Newsprint
from mixes of kenaf thermo-mechanical pulp (KTMP) and wood pulp from Southern
Pine. |
| 1.4 |
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Super-calendered
writing and printing paper from mixtures containing KTMP pulp. |
| 1.5 |
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Various
types of writing and printing paper containing KTMP. |
| 1.6 |
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Fine coated
paper from mixtures containing KTMP. |
| 1.7 |
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Various
types of tissue paper containing KTMP pulp. |
| 1.8 |
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Sulphate
pulp (Kraft) from the whole kenaf stem and from separated fibres. |
| 1.9 |
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Chemical
pulp from the whole kenaf stem or from separated fibres obtained using
processes other than Kraft. |
| 1.10 |
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Linerboard,
corrugated board made from kenaf pulp (from mechanical or chemical processes
using both the whole kenaf stem or separated fibres). |
| 1.11 |
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Lining for
roofs in feltpaper. |
| 1.12 |
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Hardboard
panels made from whole stems or separated fibres. |
| 1.13 |
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Cellulose
for chemical uses. |
| 1.14 |
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Handmade art paper from
whole kenaf stems or just from separated fibres. |
| 2.0 |
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Panels (dry processes using
moldable fibre mattresses). |
| 2.1 |
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Moldable fibre mattresses
for industrial uses from Kenaf bast fibre. |
| 2.2 |
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Natural molded fibres for
interior panels for cars and planes. |
| 2.3 |
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Rigid
molded products: boxes, trays, drums, pallets etc. for the packing, stowage
and shipment of industrial products. |
| 2.4 |
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Pressed
board and other materials for use in the furniture and construction
industries. |
| 2.5 |
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Compressed
insulating panels. |
| 2.6 |
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Decorative
wall panels. |
| 2.7 |
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Linings in compressed fibre
for doors and other decorative applications (architectural). |
| 3.0 |
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Traditional cordage uses |
| 3.1 |
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Padding material (to
substitute jute and kenaf imported from Asia). |
| 3.2 |
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String,
rope and cord to substitute imported cordage. |
| 3.3 |
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Material
for mattresses and furniture. |
| 3.4 |
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Bast fibre
mattresses impregnated with grass seeds and absorbent agents for
"instant lawns". |
| 3.5 |
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Bast fibre mattresses
combined with spray mulching products to control terrain erosion. |
| 4.0 |
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Mass uses as absorbent
agent. |
| 4.1 |
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Animal litter. |
| 4.2 |
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Horticulture
and flower-growing products. |
| 4.3 |
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Cleaning up
of liquid leakages from plants in industrial areas. |
| 4.4 |
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Cleaning of
industrial flooring. |
| 4.5 |
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Additive
for drilling muds in oil wells. |
| 4.6 |
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Filtering
products. |
| 4.7 |
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Compost from sullage. |
| 5.0 |
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Packing materials. |
| 5.1 |
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Inert, natural and
biodegradable filler, used instead of polystyrene foam. |
| 5.2 |
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Wrapping for gifts and
handicraft products. |
| 6.0 |
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Natural fuels. |
| 6.1 |
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Biomass for burning in
various forms (powder, core fibre and waste in general). |
| 6.2 |
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Production
of ethyl alcohol and other chemical products using ligno-cellulose conversion
technologies. |
| 6.3 |
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Production of ethyl alcohol
from animal litter using ligno-cellulose conversion technologies. |
| 7.0 |
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Cellulose products. |
| 7.1 |
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Natural core and bast
filters. |
| 7.2 |
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Kenaf powders (in the
specific field of application of wood powders). |
| 8.0 |
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Animal fodder and feed. |
| 8.1 |
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Green plant used as fodder. |
| 8.2 |
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By-products
from the lingo-cellulose conversion process of animal litter for the
production of alcohol. |
| 8.3 |
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Biomass for
the production of feed by means of wood fungus inoculation. |
| 8.4 |
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By-product of inoculated
biomass (exhausted subsoil) for the production of edible mushrooms. |
| 9.0 |
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Use of the seeds. |
| 9.1 |
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Production of selected
seeds for kenaf cultivators. |
| 9.2 |
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Production
of oil and extraction panels. |
| 9.3 |
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Middlings for birdfeed
(kenaf seeds with poor germination). |
| 10.0 |
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Use of the biomass. |
| 10.1 |
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Biomass for the production
of edible mushrooms. |
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| Source: C.S. Taylor - "The Commercial Development of a New
Crop Industry The Kenaf Story" - Kenaf International - McAlIen Texas (in
print) |
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