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Process and apparatus for orienting bast stalks for decortication

  • US 8,475,628 B1
  • Filed: 03/29/2011
  • Issued: 07/02/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A process for orienting a plurality of bast stalks for decortication, the process comprising:

  • a. receiving a plurality of harvested bast stalks onto a moving belt, the belt having a longitudinal axis in the direction the belt is moving;

    b. orienting a substantial portion of the plurality of harvested bast stalks on the belt so that the harvested bast stalks are generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the belt; and

    c. collecting the oriented plurality of bast stalks for decortication.

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