Summary
To develop a practical and economical way of debarking guayule that is suitable for commercial use. The specific obrjectives are: To develop an efficient and reliable debarking machine for guayule To evaluate the effect of debarking on the qualityof latex produced from guayule To compare the economics of latex extractiion from guayule bark with that from whole plants To make appropriate recommendations for adoption of debarking technology by the guayule industry in Australia and overseas.
Program
New and Emerging Plant Industries
Research Organisation
The University of Queensland
Objective Summary
To develop a practical and economical way of debarking guayule that is suitable for commercial use. The specific obrjectives are: To develop an efficient and reliable debarking machine for guayule To evaluate the effect of debarking on the qualityof latex produced from guayule To compare the economics of latex extractiion from guayule bark with that from whole plants To make appropriate recommendations for adoption of debarking technology by the guayule industry in Australia and overseas.
Project Code
PRJ-000532
Project Stage
Closed
Project Start Date
Thursday, March 1, 2007
Project Completion Date
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Journal Articles From Project
Not Available
National Priority
Frontier technologies for building and transforming Australian industries
National Priority
Advanced Technology
National Priority
NEPI-Feasibility studies and industry literature reviews
