- Flax (also known as
common flax or linseed) is a member of the genus Linum in the family
Linaceae.
- Flax (also known as
Light Goldenrod) is a pale yellowish-gray color named after flax
seeds.
- It is an erect annual
plant growing to 1.2 m tall, with slender stems and the leaves are
glaucous green, slender lanceolate, 20-40 mm long and 3 mm broad and the
flowers are pure pale blue, 15-25 mm diameter, with five petals and the
fruit is a round, dry capsule 5-9 mm diameter, containing several glossy
brown seeds shaped like an apple pip, 4-7 mm long.
- Flax seeds also contain
a high quality protein. Flax seeds are rich in soluble fiber. The
combination of the oil and the fiber makes flaxseeds an ideal
laxative.
- The preparation of the
modified cottonised flax fibre suitable for blending with cotton is
based on two processing steps, namely the enzymatic modification of flax
hackling noil and cottonising the modified flax fibre.
- The flax process is
used to make linen fabric. Egyptian tomb paintings document the early
use of the flax plant to make linen thread.This process is time
consuming, especially when done by hand as the early Americans colonists
did.Today machines are used to make linen fabric.
- Flax is grown both for
its seeds and for its fibers. Various parts of the plant have been used
to make fabric, dye, paper, medicines, fishing nets and soap. It is also
grown as an ornamental plant in gardens.
- Flax is used to produce
high quality textile fibers as well as sacking fabrics, dressing
materials, tarpaulins, yarns and ropes.
- A lot of food products
contain flax seed such as bread, cereal and bakery goods. Bakers may use
flax seed flour or include flax seed in baking.
- The fiber in flaxseed
has been shown to reduce the blood glucose response to carbohydrate
intake in healthy individuals.
- Flax is a plant source
of Omega-3 fatty acids, a potent antioxidant. Evidence suggests it can
reduce the risk or growth of hormone-driven cancers such as of the
prostate and breast.
- The major fibre
flax-producing countries are Canada, USA and China, though there is also
significant production in India and throughout Europe.
- Flax is still produced
in the United States for its oil rich seed. Linseed oil has been used as
a drying agent for paints, varnishes, lacquer, and printing ink.
- Flax and hemp are the
oldest industrial crops in Denmark. In the Past days, 18,000 hectares of
land was used for the production of both linseed and textile flax. Then
the flax area constituted approximately 3,500 hectares, while today the
production has almost terminated due to poor economy.
- Linseed is a variety of
flax grown for seed and oil production. Flax for fibre production is
long-stemmed with little branching whereas linseed is short with
considerable branching.
- Currently, the tonnage
of seed flax in Australia, primarily for use in bread and industrial
oil, is about 6,000 tonnes while linen flax is negligible.
- Flax is used to produce
high quality textile fibers as well as sacking fabrics, dressing
materials, tarpaulins, yarns and ropes. Due to their high strength,
linen yarns and woven fabrics are suitable not only for bedding and
table linen, but also for sewing threads, bookbinding fabrics and heavy
woven fabrics, rucksack fabrics, working clothes, hospital linen and
tropical clothing.
- Flax is one of the
oldest textiles, being tough and durable. Flax targeting the non-textile
market is a high value crop as it is replacing non-renewable resources,
for example plants from the Amazon Basin. The benefit of introducing a
new line of flax for industrial purposes means a food crop is not being
taken out of production
- Canada is the world’s
largest producer and exporter of flaxseed with annual exports valued at
CAN$150-180 million (M). As a result, market conditions in Canada have a
significant impact on global flaxseed prices. Canadian supply increased
by 22% due to large carry-in stocks and above-average production levels
and exports are expected to increase by 21%.
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General
- Flax History
- About Flax
- Flax-The miracle food
- Information about
Flax
- About fibre flax
- About Flax
industry
- About Linseed
- Power of Linseed
Process
- A brief introduction to
flax processing
- Cultivation &
processing of short fibre flax for high-value textile end uses
- Neural Model of the
Spinning Process for Predicting Selected Properties of Flax/Cotton Yarn
Blends
- Fertilizing flax
- Preparation of
Enzymatically Modified Flax Fiber for Producing of Rotor-Spun Yarn for
Apparel
- Flax Process
- Processing flax into
yarn
Company
- Company from
Canada
- Company from
Australia
- Company from
Finland
- Company from
India
- Company from
Kenya
Product
- AURO Linseed oil
varnish
- High Lignan Flax Seed
Oil
- Mestemacher Organic
Linseed Bread
- Biona Oxyguard Fresh
Cold Pressed Linseed
- Exterior / Interior Houghton Brown Linseed
Paint
- SunnyVale Orgainic
Sprouted Rye Bread
Application
- Renewable Materials for
Automotive Applications
- Bast fibre applications
for composite
- Application of
Saskatchewan Grown Flax Fiber in Rotational Molding of Polymer
Composites
- Flax for industrial
uses
- Nitrogen and Phosphorus
Fertilizer Management of No-Till Flax
Production
- Flax: New Uses and
Demands
- Flax:A crop from
America's past with renewed potential
- Flax Fiber: Potential
for a New Crop in the Southeast
- Flax Production
Guidelines for Iowa
- Flax production in
Kansas
- Crop Profile for
Flaxseed in Montana
- Flax Production in
North Dakota
- Flax overview
- UK Flax and Hemp
production
Properties
- Surface
Characterization of Flax, Hemp and Cellulose Fibers; Surface Properties
and the Water Uptake Behavior
- Genetic
Properties of Inhibitor Genes in Flax Rust that Alter Avirulence to
Virulence on Flax
- Whole Flax seeds
- Mechanical properties
of flax fibers and their composites
- Sorption Properties of
Flax Fibers Depending on Pretreatment Processes and their Environmental
Impact
- Electrostatical and
thermal properties of the surface of clothing made from flax and
polyester fibres
Functions
- Effect of Linseed Oil
Supplementation on Ruminal Digestion in Dairy Cows Fed Diets with
Different Forage:Concentrate Ratios
- Direct protein
interaction underlies gene-for-gene specificity and coevolution of the
flax resistance genes and flax rust avirulence genes
- Effects of flax
supplementation and a combined trenbolone acetate and estradiol
implant on circulating insulin-like growth factor-I and muscle
insulin-like growth factor-I messenger RNA levels in beef
cattle
- Haustorially Expressed
Secreted Proteins from Flax Rust Are Highly Enriched for Avirulence
Elicitors
- The Potential of Flax
Fibres as Reinforcement for Composite Materials
- Effects of Linseed Oil
Treatment on the Forward Resistive Plate Chamber for Compact Muon
Solenoid in the High Region
Quality
- Quality of Flaxseed in
Canada
- Fiber Flax Production
and Quality in Northern Italy
- Effect of growth
regulators on yield and fiber quality and quantity in flax
- Fantastic food-grade
flax
- Quality requirements of
flax, linseed and hemp fibre for insulating materials
- FlaxSeed Quality Is
Priority
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Project
- Cultivation and
processing of short fibre flax for high-value textile uses
- Review and analysis of
breeding and regulation of hemp and flax varieties available for growing
in the UK
- Development of a
reference implementation for access to and management of a Central Crop
Database based on open source internet technology
- Flax fiber for
value-added, bio-based products
- Optimizing
dietary fatty acids in disease-oxidative stress and inflammation in
adults at risk for type 2 diabetes
Patent
- European patent
application
- Process for extracting
flax protein concentrate from flax meal
- Apparatus for
decorating flax
- Flax preparation, its
use and production
- Flax shives reinforced
thermoplastic resin composition
- Flax shives reinforced
thermosetting resin composition
- Flax
transformation
Consultants
- Consultant from
Canada
- Consultant from
USA
- Nutrition and dieting
experts
- Consultant from
London
Technology
- Detection and
sequencing of new cyclic peptides from linseed by electrospray
ionization mass spectrometry
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Use of an in vitro Rumen Gas
Production Technique to Evaluate Some Ruminant Feedstuffs
- Spinning Tow Flax
- Factors affecting
morphogenesis in tissue culture of linseed flax
- Finishing Unfinished
mouldings
Health
benefits
- Benefits of flax seed
in heart disease and cholesterol lowering
- Botanical flax
- Flaxseed: Agriculture
to Health
- Evidence mounts on
health benefits of flax
- Flax for health
- Healthy heart
- Flax meal and oil and
the prevention/treatment of cancer
- Flax Seed Oil Use
During Pregnancy and Menopause
Guide
- Guidelines for
growing Flax
- Plant guide
- A Quick guide to the
range of natural paints and finishes
- Guide to French
polishing
- A guide to furniture
finishes
- Guide to oil finishes
on furniture
MSDS
- Flax Seed Meal
- Flax seed whole
USA
- Stevens’ Sales,
LLC
- Flax seed
- AFM Naturals Clear
Penetrating Oil
Report
Report from the state
of Denmark
ECP/GR Working Group on
Fibre Crops Progress report
Microbial quality of
hemp and flax from plants to thermal insulation
Report of a Working
Group on Fibre Crops
Market
- Suppliers
-
Exporters
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Biogin increases flax
lignan production based on demand
- Direct marketing gives
grower a pipeline to consumers who will pay premium prices
- Flaxseed:Situation and
outlook
- Flax, Omega-3 and Fiber
Marketing and Labeling
- The flax bio-fibre
supply chain
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