Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum L.)‎ as New Fiber for Biocomposites : The Effect of Crop Age and Microbial Retting on Fiber Quality

الملخص EN

Recently, there has been a revival of interest in Spanish broom (Spartium junceum L.) as a possible source of fibers to be used in biocomposite materials.

The aim of this work was to evaluate the role of two selected strains of Clostridium felsineum (NCIMB 10690 and NCIMB 9539) in the retting of Spanish broom vermenes.

Chemical composition and physical, mechanical, and morphological properties of fibers were investigated.

The obtained results indicate that the process provides an ecofriendly method for Spanish broom retting and support the hypothesis that these fibers can be successfully used in composite materials.