This document discusses the potential of industrial hemp as a sustainable and environmentally friendly resource. It provides an introduction to hemp, outlines its various uses including in construction materials, textiles, automotive applications, and as a fuel source. The document notes that hemp is fast-growing and can be used to produce food, fuel, paper, and biodegradable plastics while reducing carbon emissions. It summarizes that hemp has the potential to revolutionize industries and help address environmental issues if its production and use are expanded.

1. HEMPHEMP
REVOLUTIONREVOLUTION !!
‘Its time to wake up
and save the world’.
CONTENT:
•INTRODUCTION
•HISTORY
•PROPERTIES AND TESTING
•USES
•PRODUCTION
•PRACTICAL APPLICATION
•AS AN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT
•FUTURE OVERVIEW
•SUMMARY
•RESEARCH PAPERS
SEMINAR BY:
J.S.P.M’s Imperial College of
Engineering & Research.
(Mechanical Dept.)

2. Introduction
What is Hemp?
• Hemp is a bast fiber plant similar to flax, kenaf, jute and ramie. Long slender
primary fibers on the outer portion of the stalk characterize bast fiber plants.
• The primary hemp fibers can be used for composites, reinforcements and
specialty pulp and paper.
• Hemp also produces an oil seed that contains between 25 - 35 % oil by
weight, which is high in essential fatty acids considered to be necessary to
maintain health.
• In modern times, hemp has been used for industrial purposes including
paper, textiles, biodegradable plastics, construction, health food, fuel, and
medical purposes with modest commercial success. In the past three years,
commercial success of hemp food products has grown considerably.
• Hemp is one of the faster growing biomasses known, producing up to 25
tonnes of dry matter per hectare per year, and one of the earliest
domesticated plants known. For a crop, hemp is very environmentally
friendly, as it requires few pesticides and no herbicides.

3. Hemp plant
• Hemp is the miracle plant of our
time, breathing in 4x the carbon
dioxide (CO2) of trees during
it's quick 12-14 week growing
cycle.
• Trees take 20 years to mature
vs 4 months for Industrial
Hemp! Our forests are being
cut down 3x faster than they
can grow!
• One acre of hemp produces as
much cellulose fiber pulp as 4.1
acres of trees!!! (Dewey &
Merrill. Bulletin #404. U.S.
Dept. of Age. 1916)

4. Henry Ford: 1863 - 1947
• The Soybean car, also known as the Hemp
body car, was a concept car. Its first iteration of
the body was made partially from hemp and
soybeans.
• The body was lighter and therefore more fuel
efficient than a normal metal body.
• The car used an ethanol derived from Hemp or
Alcohol. It was made by Henry Ford's auto
company in Dearborn, Michigan, and was
introduced to public view on August 13, 1941

5. Rudolf Diesel:
1858 - 1913 • In 1893, German inventor Rudolph Diesel
published a paper entitled "The Theory and
Construction of a Rational Heat Engine,"
which described an engine in which air is
compressed by a piston to a very high
pressure, causing a high temperature.
• Fuel is then injected and ignited by the
compression temperature.
• Diesel built his first engine called ’Diesel
engine’ ,that we are using at present.
• Diesel expected that his engine would be
powered by vegetable oils (including Hemp)
and seed oils.

6. Uses of hemp

7. Key Properties of Hemp
• Thermal Mass Insulation
• Negative Carbon
• Low Density
• Clean Air
• High Thermal Resistance
• High Thermal Inertia
• Vapour Permeable (breathable)
• Design Flexibility (adjustable
thickness)
• Fire and Pest Resistant (NO
Termites)
• Significantly Reduce Co2
Emissions
• Inherently Air tight
• No Waste
• No Mould
• No Termites
• No Dry Rot
• Natural Substrates for Plasters and
Renders
• Low Air Infiltration
• ZERO LAND FILL

8. Process forhemp (NF-SMC)
Aim: Hemp fibre used in Automobile industry (Car Body Panels).
Final Product
Plant Process Raw Mtrl.
Process
Mould
(NF-SMC)

9. What Is Hemp Plastic?
• Hemp Plastic is an affordable bio based natural fibre
composite to replace oil based raw materials.
• Designed in Europe over 15 years and now produced in
China, Hemp Plastics compete with engineering
compounds in properties such as high stiffness and
high heat tolerance (HDT).
• Both biodegradable and recyclable blends address
global policies for CO2 reduction and oil dependence.
• Hemp plastics are not made from hemp oil or hemp
seeds, but from the stalk. They are the preferred options
to PP-glass fibre, High Heat ABS and PC/ABS.
• Flame retardant for specific grades, using halogen-free
additives.

10. Industrial Facts about
Hemp
• Hemp does not require herbicides or pesticides.
• Hemp can be grown in a wide range of latitudes and altitudes.
• Hemp replenishes soil with nutrients and nitrogen, making it an excellent
rotational crop.
• Hemp controls erosion of the topsoil.
• Hemp converts CO2 to oxygen better than trees.
• Hemp produces more oil than any other crop, which can be used for food,
fuel, lubricants, soaps, etc.
• Hemp nut being the highest protein crop (after soybean) and high in
omega oils.
• Hemp can be used for making plastics, including car parts.
• Hemp makes paper more efficiently and ecologically than wood, requiring
no chemical glues.
• Hemp can be used to make fiberboard.
• Hemp can be used to make paint.
• Hemp can produce bio-fuel and ethanol (better than corn).
• Hemp fibers can make very strong rope and textiles.

11. Uses in Automobile industries
• Scientists Develop Car Parts
From Hemp, Grass
• Researchers in Australia and England
are working on developing materials
from plants like hemp and elephant
grass to replace plastic and metal-
based car components. Scientists say
the materials are biodegradable and
can increase fuel efficiency since they
weigh about 30 percent less than
currently used materials.
• "The lighter the car, the less fuel you
need to propel it," explains Alan
Crosky of the School of Material
Science and Engineering in the
University of New South Wales in
Australia.
• Hemp is processed to harden and
mold into car components.
The new "Kestrel" Electric car to be
made in Canada using iHemp.

12. Hemp Fiber Composites for
Automotive
•Presently, the single largest use for hemp
fiber produced in North America is for
automotive composite products.
•There are a number of ways hemp fiber
can be used to create a bio-fiber based
composite for automotive applications.
•Hemp fiber composite made from a blend
of hemp fiber and a thermoplastic such as
polypropylene, the hemp fiber based mat is
heated to the melting point of the plastic,
then placed into a matched metal mold,
and compressed under pressure.
• The molded hemp fiber and plastic part is
removed from the mold, cooled and further
attachments or finishing of the part is done.
• The hemp fiber part would typically be
used for interior trim applications such as a
door panel, window pillar, package tray or
trunk liner.
Car door
Car seat and interior

13. • Hemp is one of the faster growing
biomasses known, producing up to 25
tonnes of dry matter per hectare per year.
• For a crop, hemp is very environmentally
friendly.
• A partial list of hemp uses includes (there
are many within each category):
1.food—seeds, oil, flour.
2.medicine—salves, anti-nausea,
pesticides .
3.toiletries—soap, shampoo, lotion.
4.textiles—clothing, towels, bedding,
canvas.
5.household products—carpet, detergent,
paint, toys.
6.industrial products—paper, concrete,
insulation, fuel, car parts.

14. Comparision: as Fuel.
Sr
no.
Pollution: Petrol vs Hemp
Petrol Hemp
1. Can be Procured Domestically: NO YES
2. Renewable Resource: NO YES
3. Biodegradable: NO YES
4. Dangerous to Handle and Store:
YES
NO
5. Could Provide Economic Gain to Farmers and
Industry: NO
YES
6. Contributes to Global Warming: MORE LESS
7. Toxic Byproducts of Emission: YES NO
8. Contributes to Sculpture Pollution (acid rain): YES NO
9. Procurement Pollutes Local Environment: YES NO
10. Highly Toxic to Humans and Other Animals: YES NO

17. Uses in Insulation
• All the properties of materials and building
elements and how these properties relate to
real performance.
• There is no doubt that walls should prevent
as much heat loss as possible and they
should contribute to the feeling of comfort
within the building.
• We look forward to built light weight
structures that are highly insulated, possibly
manufactured off-site and generally made
from synthetic materials.

18. Future overview
• Latest car made by hemp fiber is
introduced in market by BMWi.
• German car companies
including Mercedes
(Daimler/Chrysler), BMW, and
Audi Volkswagen have been
leading the way in incorporating
plant fibers in their models.
• Since the introduction of jute-
based door panels in the
Mercedes E class five years ago.
• German car companies have
multiplied their use of natural
fibers till to-date. Latest BMWi car

19. • One highly important use of hemp has
been in detoxifying nuclear waste, as
demonstrated by experiments in the
Ukraine, for example, on the site of the
Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
• Moreover, hemp fuel could actually
replace the dangerous and costly nuclear
power industry.
• We can use compression molding,
injections molding, simple hand lay-ups or
hybrid technologies to produce consumer
goods.
• Such products include furniture (chair
backs or seats) sporting goods and
recreational products , luggage, musical
instruments and sound reinforcement
gear..

20. Total usage without any
wastage
Hemp Fiber uses;
• Hemp fiber has long been used to
make ropes, which are known for both
strength and durability. Initially, Levi
Strauss jeans were made of hemp
canvas.
• Even paper can be made with this
fiber. It is believed that paper made of
hemp has been used by human.
• Hemp fiber is also used as building
materials such as plywood, plaster,
insulation, caulking, roofing, cement,
reinforced caulking, etc.
• Hemp fiber is also used in the
production of composite panels for
automobiles. Along with hemp fiber,
flax, fiberglass, etc. are used for
making this product.
Hemp Plant uses;
• Hemp seeds are widely used for
extraction of oil, which is used in
cosmetics, oil-based paints, etc. This
is said to be rich in essential amino
acids.
• Hemp seed is also used as a fishing
bait and are included in bird seed mix.
• Hemp seeds can also be used to
produce biofuel.
• For this purpose, the oil in the seeds
and stems are used of the whole plant.
• These plants are also used for weed
control and for purifying soil and water.

21. Thank you
• If any question or queries you are most
welcome to ask?
• Any suggestion regarding the topic?

22. HEMP v/s MARIJUANA