AUTOMATION OF EVALUATION OF BAST RAW MATERIALS FROM LINSEED

Abstract

Ukraine has a strong potential for the development of enterprises producing a wide range of products from flax raw materials, in particular from linseed. Production of competitive products from bast raw materials requires the introduction of modern technologies and quality control of products at each stage of technology. The development of CQSoilseed Flax, CQRoilseed Flax and CQSRoilseed Flax software, which is designed to automatically determine the quality of linseed straw and linseed retted straw, is based on author’s methodology for quality control of product from linseed stalks. Evaluation of bast raw materials in accordance with the proposed comprehensive quality control systems is a time-consuming process. Software have been developed to simplify the procedure for determining the number of linseed straw and linseed retted straw. Automation can significantly speed up the process of determining the quality of bast raw materials. In Ukraine, linseed is used only for seed processing. Innovative biological drugs, food additives and oil are obtained from the flax seeds, but the linseed stems are almost not processed. Disposal of waste after linseed harvesting, namely linseed stalks, is currently carried out in two directions: burning in the fields, which is prohibited by Ukrainian law and for which penalties are provided, and the use of raw materials as bedding for animals. At the same time, in the world, this crop is used as an additional source of bast raw materials for the production of textile, technical and cellulose-containing materials, twisted and sanitary products, as well as a reinforcing component in the manufacture of composite materials and energy sources. In the context of the textile raw material crisis in Ukraine, the use of fibre raw materials from linseed, which is suitable for a wide range of industrial products, is a promising opportunity to support domestic producers of various textile industries. Also linseed raw materials will help to meet the needs of the textile industry in certified raw materials.