Agave sisalana

Sisal. The tme sisal fiber Fora Agave sisalana is the most important of the leaf fibers ia terms of quahty and commercial use. Originating ia the tropical western hemisphere, sisal has beea transplanted to East Africa, Indonesia, and the Philippines. It is named after the port ia the Yucatan from which it was first exported. 

Sisal Agave sisalana Leaves Cloth, mats, baskets... 

Sisal is a leafy fiber that comes from the plant agave sisalana wfiich is native to Central America. Tropical climate with a moderate humidity is required for sisal fiber and it is commonly found in Eastern Africa and Brazil. 

Sisal or sizal, hard leaf fibre from the sisal plant Agave sisalana). 

Hentriacontanolc add. H3C-(CH2)29-C00H, C3,He202, Mr 466.83, mp. 93 -93.2 °C, isolated from the leaf wax of sisal (Agave sisalana) and other plants. 

The sisal plant belongs to the family Agave, genus Agave. Several species, similar in appearance and habit, produce commercially useful fiber. The juices obtained in decortication of the variety Agave sisalana (Tanzania, Kenya, China) are the source of Hecogenin, in commercial quantities, which has been used as a precursor in the production of corticosteroids [45,94]. 

Sisal Leaf Agave sisalana Haiti, Java, Mexico, South Africa... 

Sisal fibers are mainly obtained from Agave sisalana, which belongs to the genus Agave of the family of Agavaceae in which there are also other species such as A. cantala, A. veracruz, A. americana, A. angustifolia, A.foucroydes. 

Isol. from leaf wax of Agave sisalana and other plants. 

IsoL from many plant waxes incl. Candelilla wax. Major constit. of some waxes, e.g. Agave sisalana (33%), Calocephalus brownii (12%). Mp 71.8°. Four crystal modifications known. 

Sisal (Agave sisalana) is the most important species of hard fibre and is used for natural geotextiles as well as other industrial products. It is grown in Java, Africa and Haiti and accounts for about 1.5% of the world total natural fibre production. The leaves are harvested and subjected to a decortication process in which the epidermis and pulp are scraped from the fibre whilst simultaneously being washed. The resulting fibre mass is then dried and baled. 

Ramie is a bast fiber obtained from the perennial herbaceous plant, Boehmeria nivea. It is mainly grown in China, India, Japan, Korea, and Philippines. Ramie plants are one of the fast-growing plants and can be harvested within an interval of a few months. Three crops of this plant can be harvested every year. Sisal is a hard fiber extracted from the leaves of the sisal plant Agave sisalana). The length of sisal fiber is between 1.0 and 1.5 m and the diameter is about 100-300 tm. 

Agave sisalana Sisal, henequen, hemp plant Hecoginin source Leaves >12... 

The bast fibers of many plants are rich in cellulose, and a number of them, as flax (Linum mitatissimum), jute Corchorus capstdaris), hemp Cannabis saliva), and ramie Boekmeria nivea) are important in the manufacture of textiles and rope. Some leaf fibers, those from sisal Agave sisalana), and Manila hemp Musa textilis), for example, are also rich in cellulose, and are used similarly. 

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