Evaluation of Composites Made From Blends of Cotton Burs, Cotton Stalks, Kenaf, Flax, and Southern Pine: Heat Treatments to Improve Physical and Mechanical Properties and Rot Resistance

Greg A. Holt¹, Mathew Pelletier¹, John Wanjura¹, Poo Chow² and Tom Wedegaertner³, (1)USDA-ARS Cotton Production and Processing Research Unit, Lubbock, TX, (2)Urbana, IL, (3)Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC