Retting of Bast Fiber Crops Like Hemp and Flax—A Review for Classification of Procedures

Abstract

The interest and thus the number of publications on the supply chains of bast fiber plants has steadily increased in recent years. A number of specific technical terms related to methods and their use for individual areas of the supply chain are often interpreted and used in very different ways. Therefore, the aim of this publication is to increase the clarity of the description of the operations and to improve the understanding of the sequence and the purpose of the process steps. This is based on a selected review of the relevant literature as well as on suggestions for their classification

Keywords

• bast fiber
• hemp
• flax
• retting
• degumming
• procedures