Application of Natural (Plant) Fibers Particularly Hemp Fiber as Reinforcement in Hybrid Polymer Composites - Part II. Volume of Hemp Cultivation, Its Application and Sales Market

ABSTRACT

The paper is a second part of a multi-aspect analysis of whether it is feasible and practical to use (plant) natural fibers processed into fabrics and mats as homogeneous or hybrid reinforcement in polymer composites used in various industrial sectors. The paper presents the volume of hemp cultivation worldwide, in Europe and in Poland 2016–2022. It also sets out the percentage share of hemp application in nine industrial sectors. The presented statistics includes total volume of industrial hemp stalks market, which is a by-product of hemp farming in the main geographical regions of the world and in Poland. The paper gives examples of current sales of hemp at the USA market, with sales until 2022. The paper discusses the possibility of using industrial hemp as “noble reinforcement that is fully recyclable” of a new generation of polymer structural composites which can be applied in modern sectors of bulky structures, including sea-going vessels.

摘要

本文是多方面分析的第二部分,即在各种工业部门使用的聚合物复合材料中,使用加工成织物和垫子的(植物0天然纤维作为均质或混合增强材料是否可行和实用. 本文介绍了2016-2022年全球、欧洲和波兰的大麻种植量. 它还列出了大麻在九个工业部门的应用比例. 所提供的统计数据包括工业大麻秸秆市场的总量,这是世界主要地理区域和波兰大麻种植的副产品. 本文列举了大麻目前在美国市场的销售情况,销售到2022年. 本文讨论了使用工业大麻作为新一代聚合物结构复合材料的“完全可回收的高贵增强材料”的可能性,该复合材料可应用于大型结构的现代部门,包括远洋船舶.

KEYWORDS:

• Polymer structural composites
• Industrial hemp (cannabis sativa L.)
• plant fibers
• utilization
• recycling

关键词:

• 聚合物结构复合材料
• 工业大麻
• 植物纤维
• 利用
• 回收

Highlights

• Presentation of the size of industrial hemp cultivation areas in the world, in Europe and in Poland in the period from 2016 to 2022.

• Determination of the percentage use of industrial hemp in nine basic generic industry sectors.

• Presentation of the overall size of the industrial hemp market in the world.

• Presentation of the size of the industrial hemp straw market in the main regions of the world in the context of environmental protection.

• Presentation of the historical outline of the use of structural polymer composites reinforced with natural (plant) fibers, in particular industrial hemp.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Funding

This work was supported by interest and activities of all co-authors.