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bast fiber

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bast fiber [′bast ‚fī·bər]
(botany)
Any fiber stripped from the inner bark of plants, such as flax, hemp, jute, and ramie; used in textile and paper manufacturing.
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The company will also introduce new concepts allowing it to reach the cleanliness and staple lengths required by nonwoven processes with bast fibers.
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The book opens with a discussion of microbial processes in fiber degradation, then goes on to look at major fiber types, including bast fibers, alginates, cellulose, and specialty biodegradable fibers such as lyocell.
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