The alternate hemp industry: the viability of hemp agriculture to develop energy efficient materials whilst addressing agro-rural socio-economic opportunities in the Eastern Cape

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dc.contributor.authorArtemides, Phivo Luke
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-23T12:51:27Z
dc.date.available2022-05-23T12:51:27Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionA research report submitted to the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, School of Architecture and Planning, University of Witwatersrand, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of a Master of Urban Studies in Sustainable Energy Efficient Cities, 2021en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe recent fascination with industrial hemp (Cannabis Sativa L.) is due to the effects of climate change and the need to redefine industries to manufacture sustainable and environmentally friendly products. The research investigates the enquiry into hemp as an industrial crop for the processing into energy efficient products. It further examines the notion of hemp’s applicable anatomical structures being processed into four different products, hemp hurd and fibre as a building material, hemp fibres for bioplastic, hemp biomass and seeds for biofuel and hemp fibres for textiles. A provincial analysis of the Eastern Cape revealed the socio-economic opportunities, agricultural potential and biophysical climatic conditions pertaining to the successful cultivation of hemp. The findings from the literature review detail the appropriateness of hemp in the South African agricultural and industrial sector. The results of the energy efficient applications section critically examines the versatility and performance of hempcrete, biocomposites, biofuel and textiles in a sustainability paradigm. The findings from the semi-structured, open-ended interviews through online meeting software platforms advances the understanding of the viability of industrial hemp agriculture. The research finds that the hemp industry could play an important role to develop energy efficient products whilst addressing agro-rural socio-economic opportunities in the Eastern Capeen_ZA
dc.description.librarianCK2022en_ZA
dc.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environmenten_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/32934
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.schoolSchool of Architecture and Planningen_ZA
dc.titleThe alternate hemp industry: the viability of hemp agriculture to develop energy efficient materials whilst addressing agro-rural socio-economic opportunities in the Eastern Capeen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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