Development of purity and characterization tests for Canadian hemp hurd and fiber products needed for construction material applications

与加拿大大麻贸易联盟（CHTA）合作的总体目标是制定技术指南，用于执行负担得起的整体大麻和纤维表征，以支持加拿大和国际上出现的大麻建筑材料产品的商业化和标准（例如，ASTM）。目前，在加拿大没有评估大麻草和韧皮纤维纯度的标准方法。因此，拟议的项目将填补这一知识空白，为制定标准测试奠定基础，对建筑材料和其他用途的大麻纤维和草产品进行分类。项目完成后，合作伙伴组织加拿大大麻协会将在加拿大推广成果，为加拿大各地的大麻种植者和生产者制定国家技术准则，为建筑和其他使用大麻材料的行业提供质量一致的产品。此外，本研究的结果将用于制定大麻产品纯度检测的相关标准。该项目是加拿大朝着生产质量和性能稳定的低碳建筑构件迈出的第一步。因此，它直接支持加拿大政府的2030年减排计划，其中零碳建筑是主要优先事项之一。

The overall goal of the partnership with the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA) is to develop technical guidelines for performing affordable holistic hemp hurd and fibre characterization to support hemp-based construction materials products' commercialization and standards emerging in Canada and internationally (e.g., ASTM). Currently, there are no standard methods for assessing the purity of hemp hurd and bast fibre in Canada. Therefore, the proposed project will fill this knowledge gap by laying the foundations for developing standard tests to classify hemp fibre and hurd products for construction material and other uses. After the project's completion, the partner organization CHTA will advance the results in Canada by developing National technical guidelines for hemp growers and producers across Canada necessary for supplying consistent quality products to the construction and other industries that use hemp-based materials. Furthermore, the outcomes from this research will be utilized to develop relevant standards for testing the purity of hemp products. The proposed project represents the first step towards manufacturing low-carbon building components with consistent quality and performance in Canada. Consequently, it directly supports the Canadian government's 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, where zero-carbon buildings are one of the major priorities.