Hemp hurds

Hemp Hurds. The refuse from hemp (stems of cannabis sativa) fibers. A US patent claims their use as absorbents for liquid explosives such as NG... 

Miscellaneous Hops (beer), coal, coca bean, coke, cork, corn (cobs, stovers), citrus pulp, flax shieves, furfural process residues, hemp hurds, keratin (chicken feathers, cattle hooves, hog bristles), leather, milkweed products, peat moss, soybean meal, starch, corn, potato, rice, tapioca, wheat, wool fiber... 

Hemp has been replaced in its use in ropes largely by hard fibers (sisal and abaca) and synthetic fibers. It is used today mainly as a substitute for flax in the production of yarns and twine. Other uses include fine and coarse household clothing, bags, industrial and marine rope, cables, twines, nets, sailcloth, and canvas the hurd from the core of the stem is pulped for paper making. Detailed information on European varieties of hemp, subjected to different methods of fiber extraction, is given by Leupin [61]. 

Hemp bio-commodities are the processed fractions of hemp stalks. The outer fibre (bast) and interior pith (hurd) can be processed in many ways to produce... 

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