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The first emergence of date palm dates back to 4000 B.C. in Mesopotamia

 This long history, along with the high renewability rate, has led to the accumulation of a rich technical heritage associated with the utilization of all the secondary date palm products, including whole leaves (midribs, leaflets), petioles, spadix stems, coir, date kernels and trunks. Midribs have been used in roofing, fencing, furniture making, and manufacturing crates and coops. Leaflets have been used in making mats, baskets and bags. Coir has been used in making ropes, nets, bags, brooms and fly whiskers. Spadix stems have been used in making brooms and household sieves. In addition, fibers obtained from spadix stems have been used for tying agricultural crops. The palm trunk has been used as windows lintels, beams and columns in construction.  Moreover, trunks have been used as a wood substitute in furniture making. This chapter reveals the technical heritage associated with several traditional uses of the secondary date palm products to satisfy the human needs in th

Composites Science and Technology Mohamad Midani Naheed Saba Othman

 Composites Science and Technology Mohamad Midani Naheed Saba Othman Y. Alothman Editors Date Palm Fiber Composites Processing, Properties and Applications Composites Science and Technology Series Editor Mohammad Jawaid, Lab of Biocomposite Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, INTROP, Serdang, Malaysia Composites Science and Technology (CST) book series publishes the latest devel- opments in the field of composite science and technology. It aims to publish cutting edge research monographs (both edited and authored volumes) comprehensively covering topics shown below: • Composites from agricultural biomass/natural fibres include conventional composites-Plywood/MDF/Fiberboard •   Fabrication of Composites/conventional composites from biomass and natural fibers • Utilization of biomass in polymer composites • Wood bathroom sponge , and Wood based materials • Chemistry and biology of Composites and Biocomposites • Modelling of damage of Composites and Biocomposites • Failure