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Piñon country stretches from trans-Pecos Texas to the Santa Ynez Mountains of Souther California, and from the sound of Idaho deep into Mexico. This book tells the story of the piñon pine through time: geological, prehistoric, historic, and current and documents the relationship…
With increasing concerns regarding the effect the textile industry is having on the environment, more and more textile researchers, producers and manufacturers are looking to biodegradable and sustainable fibres as an effective way of reducing the impact textiles have on the env…
Absorbent technology
by Chatterjee, Pronoy K., Gupta, B.S
fromTextile science and technology
"When fibres in a composite are discontinuous and are shorter than a few millimetres, the composite is called a 'short fibre reinforced polymer (SFRP) composite'. SFRPs have found extensive applications in automobiles, business machines, durable consumer items, sporting goods an…
This book provides a broad view of carbohydrates influencing digestive health. Part 1 is a general overview of carbohydrates that function as prebiotics or fermentable carbohydrates. Part 2 is a more in depth examination of specific carbohydrates for digestive health and applica…