Uses of Fiber & Hemp Seed
- Truly remarkable resource. Generates lots of biomass in a short time
- Helps with weed pressure on land & active in crop rotation
- Reinforced fiber oil – bicycle frames, boats, flooring
- Strongest vegetable fiber – strong fiber – like silk – spun w/ cotton, flax, silk
- Cannabis covering – tarpaulins (tarps) , tents & domes
- Ropes slow to damage w/ salt water – long fiber
- Tow –caulking – old ships – short fibers
- Hurds – high cellulose, animal bedding, reinforced building blocks, fiber board insulation
- Stalks – high cellulose, 48-60%
With other fibers – Paper, building fiber boards, agricultural residue (could be a growing medium w/ mushroom etc.)
Transition from hydrocarbons -> agricultural carbohydrate
Packaged forms – more oil, molded, reusable – boats, skateboards, surfboards, bamboo, hemp
Polymers
- Blends of hurds w/ oil – plastic quality of seed oil – seats, dashboard panels, molded plastics – cars
- Hemp Shakes – buildings – working to replace fiberglass (new or remodeled roofs)
- Bicycle hemp reinforced fiber, building materials, isochanvre, mineralization, fluffy cellulose blocks w/ felt
- Soundproofing & Insulation products
- Paper – archival & printing, fiber tissues, huge business – cigarette paper – France & Spain
- Textile Mills – Jobs – softening hemp
- Fabrics – Yarn, Cordage (parachutes), Jewelry, Macrome, terrycloth, socks, carry bags & backpacks, luggage
- Cardboard – lower volume, corregated cardboard, higher value, sanitary papers, tissues, diapers
- Cloth – every article of clothing, shoes, computer cases & briefcases spun w/ flax, cotton, silk
- Geotextiles – mating pots for plants, outdoor mats, erosion netting for slope stability, rooftop gardens, packaging forms like cardboard, carpet underlayment, compressed fiber
- Fiber can be laminated into “wood” structure
Soils – Repairs damaged topsoil. Outgrows weeds, transition crop to organics, improves soil, weed control, compost, fixes nutrients, some N2 to soil, crop rotation, seed cake, mulch, fiber stalk (pulverized), bio-char w/ stalks at end of cycle, garden products
By-Products – using existing or modified machinery – create far more crop value (profile sheets)
Plant – repellant & pesticide (natural) applications, windbreak, bird & wildlife habitats, water restoration – creeks, streams,
Moldable Plastics – Cellulose & polyconcrete from resin fiber (could be mixed with other fibers), cellulose food stock
- Extruded – car dashboards, lignocellulose
- Liquids act as glue
- Hemp logs
- Pyrolsis – burn –fuel – carbon neutral
- Could make biochar (for garden) from hemp dust – milling or compost, chopped twigs – burn w/ O2
- Most practical biomass – add O2
Seed
- Good for fish food
- Considered superior tonic – Ming Dynasty – 1500 AD
- Roasted seed – then boiled & mashed
- Analysis – Protein, EFA’s, minerals, fats, fibers (see analysis sheets), links
Oil
- Healing, massage, body care, hair care, burns, chapping, facial creams – great addition to formulas. Has 2% GLA – massage oil
- Lowers cholesterol & blood pressure
- Lubricates intestines, burns, bedsores, dry throat, dryness
- Butter substitute, hemp milk, salad dressing, spreads, dips, dairy substitute
- Dehulled (shelled or hulled hemp) – breaded sauce, stable protein, high aminos, nutritional bars, porridge, nut butter, toppings
Seed Cake – After oil is pressed – still is protein – animal feed (nourishing), whole seeds (birds)
Flowers – Medicine – immune System – Glaucoma, Stress, Anxiety, Sleep, Opens blood, digestive system
Second Pressed Oil
- Varnish, shallac, paints, lubricants, inks, resins, garden tools, cabinetry
- With Orange oil – sealant, interior furniture, woodwork, putty, floors – made with kaslin clay etc., lineleum, lamps, chain lube – bicycles,
- Film – helps drying – paints, sealants, varnish
Food Uses – Products – Used hulled seed, Chocolates, Recipes
Skin Care – Hemp – Skin care, creams, lotions, hair care, soaps, lip balms, moisturizers, skin salves, plumps skin
Conditions helped – colitis, diverticulitis