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FLAXSEEDS CULTIVATIONS AND USES

 FLAXSEEDS  CULTIVATIONS AND USES   Introduction Description Taxonomy Cultivation History Diseases Production Harvesting Maturation Harvesting for fiber Mechanical Uses Flax seeds Genetically modified flax contamination   Flax , also known as common flax or linseed , is a flowering plant , Linum usitatissimum , in the family Linaceae . It is cultivated as a food and fiber crop in regions of the world with temperate climates . In 2022, France produced 75% of the world's supply of flax. Textiles made from flax are known in English as linen and are traditionally used for bed sheets, underclothes, and table linen. Its oil is known as linseed oil . In addition to referring to the plant, the word "flax" may refer to the unspun fibers of the flax plant. The plant species is known only as a cultivated plant [ 3 ] and appears to have been domesticated just once from the wild species Linum bienne , called pale flax. [ 4 ] The plants called "flax" in New Zealand are...

PHYSICAL FILTRATION FOR WATER MICROFILTRATION PRE TREATMENT FOR OTHERS

    PHYSICAL FILTRATION  FOR WATER  MICROFILTRATION  PRE TREATMENT FOR OTHERS  Introduction General principles Range of applications Water treatment Sterilization Petroleum refining Dairy processing Characteristics of main process Membrane configurations Process and equipment design Process design variables Design economics Process equipment Membrane materials Membrane modules Fundamental design equations     Microfiltration is a type of physical filtration process where a contaminated fluid is passed through a special pore-sized membrane filter to separate microorganisms and suspended particles from process liquid . It is commonly used in conjunction with various other separation processes such as ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis to provide a product stream which is free of undesired contaminants . General principles Microfiltration usually serves as a pre-treatment for other separation processes such as ultrafiltration , and a p...