FRD has gained a reputation for its studies, presentations and publications
Studies
| Topics | Available studies under conditions | Year of publication |
| Markets | Statistical guide to the markets for technical plant fibres for use in materials in France (excluding wood), 48 p. | 2020 |
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Plant-Based concrete : study of the development potential of plant-based concrete in France |
2019 | |
| Material performance | Secondary materials: Study on the value development potential for biomass-derived secondary materials in the fields of chemistry and biosourced materials, 70 p, FRD in collaboration with Tech2market and CVG | 2016 |
| Ressources | European fibres: An assessment of the availability and accessibility of plant fibres for use in materials in France, 86 p | 2011 |
| Environmental impact and end of life | LCA: A comparative life cycle analysis of automotive door panels that are either biosourced (PP/flax and hemp fibres) or petrochemical-based (ABS), FRD in collaboration with Quantis and Ecotechnilin | 2017 |
These documents are available in french.
If you want to access to these documents, please contact Mr. Pierre Bono : pierre.bono@f-r-d.fr
Publications
| Authors | Date | Titre | Journal | Volume |
| Duval, A. & al. | 2011 | Influence of the sampling area of the stem on the mechanical properties of hemp fibers | Materials Letters | 65 |
| Lozachmeur, M. | 2012 | Composite-dedicated natural fibres in France and Europe | Jec Magazine | 71 |
| Didane, N. | 2013 | The French supply chain for technical flax and hemp fibres gets organized | Jec Magazine | 80 |
| Marrot L. & al. | 2013 | Analysis of the hemp fiber mechanical properties and their scattering (Fedora 17) | Industrial Crops and Products | 51 |
| Marrot L. & al. | 2013 | Adhérence fibre de lin / matrice thermodurcissable biosourcée | Comptes Rendus des JNC | 18 |
| Marrot L. & al. | 2014 | Multi-scale study of the adhesion between flax fibers and biobased thermoset matrices | Materials and Design | 62 |
| Ribeiro A. & al. | 2015 | Microbial diversity observed during hemp retting | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | |
| Hamdi S.F. & al. | 2015 | X-ray computed microtomography and 2D image analysis for morphological characterization of short lignocellulosic fibers raw materials : A benchmark survey | Composites Part A | |
| Lozachmeur M. & al. | 2015 | Adhesion between flax fibre and biosourced thermoset resin | JEC Magazine | 93 |
| Bono P. & al. | 2015 | Matériaux : les nouveaux champs de recherche et développement pour la valorisation des fibres végétales techniques (lin fibres et chanvre) | Oilseeds & fats Crops and Lipids | 22 |
| Acera Fernández J. & al. | 2016 | Role of flax cell wall components on the microstructure and transverse mechanical behaviour of flax fabrics reinforced epoxy biocomposites | Industrial Crops and Products | 85 |
| Placet V. & al. | 2017 | The influence of unintended field retting on the physico-chemical nad mechanical properties of industrial hemp bast fibres | Journal of Materials Science | 10 |
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