Agave fourcroydes

Properties Hard, strong, reddish fibers obtained from the leaves of Agave fourcroydes. It is similar to sisal but coarser and stiffer. 

Another example describes the isolation of three hexasaccharides (I, HI and V) and two trisaccharides (II and IV) from the leaves of Agave fourcroydes (36). Air-dried leaves were extracted with methanol and applied to a column of Diaion HP-20. The fraction eluted with 100% methanol was partitioned between ethyl acetate and 10% aqueous methanol and the aqueous phase was further extracted with re-butanol. This re-butanol-soluble fraction was subjected to ODS column chromatography and eluted with gradient mixtures of 50-100% methanol in water. Rechromatography over ODS of the 80% methanol-eluted fraction using gradient mixtures of 60-75% methanol in water furnished... 

Ohtsuki T, Koyano T, Kowithayakorn T, Sakai S, Kawahara N, Goda Y, Yamaguchi N, Ishibashi M (2004) New Chlorogenin Hexasaccharide Isolated from Agave fourcroydes with Cytotoxic and Cell Inhibitory Activities. Bioorg Med Chem 12 3841... 

Karlsson et alP used the Wilhelmy plate method to measure the apparent perimeter of regenerated cellulose. He used this parameter to calculate the IFSS. Due to inherent variability of the henequen fibres Agave fourcroydes),... 

Henequen (Agave fourcroydes) fibers are hard, strong, and long similar to sisal fiber family. These fibers are obtained from long leaves of Agave plants, which are mainly used for making twines, ropes, carpets, and cordages. When compared with other natural fibers, these fibers are of relatively lower cost and density for biocomposites. 

M.M. Rahman, I.A.M.S. Chowdhury, M.J. Islam and M.A. Khan, Surface modification of henequen (Agave fourcroydes) fibers by ultraviolet curing with 2-hydroxyethylacrylate and ethylacrylate Effect of additives on degradable properties. /. Appl. Polym. Sci. 102, 4000-4006 (2006). 

Henequen Agave fourcroydes Australia, Cuba, Mexico... 

Henequen Agave fourcroydes) is commonly used in the manufacture of textile products. Henequen fibers contain 60% cellulose, 28% hemicellulose, 8% lignin, and 4% extractives. The tensile strength of henequen fiber is 500 MPa, strain at break is 4.8%, and the Young s modulus is 13.2 GPa these properties make it suitable for its use as a reinforcement in composites [60, 61]. 

AGAVE FIBRES NES Including inter alia Haiti hemp (Agave foetida)-, henequen (A.fourcroydes) ixtle, tampico (A. lecheguilla) maguey (A. cantata) pita (A. americana) Salvador hemp (A. letonae). 

Fiber obtained from Agave and Yucca is used for rope and cord. Among the important species are Agave sisalina, A.fourcroydes, A. deweyana, A. lecheguilla, and Yucca filifera, Y decipiens, Y brevifolia, and Y valida. There may be some potential for cellulose production from Yucca (Pina, 1974). 

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