The origin of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinusL.) It has grown on the continent of Africa for over 4000 years. Kenaf is grown mainly in Thailand, China, India, Vietnam and Cuba and the main market today is as an alternative source of paper pulp, although still on a very limited scale. Read more..

Ketone belong in a class of organic compounds known as carbonyls. Some types of ketones used in industry, such as methyl isobutyl ketone and methyl ethyl ketone, are considered both hazardous air pollutants (HAP) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Read more..

Khaki uniforms were introduced by Sir Harry Burnett Lumsden for British colonial troops in India and were later widely used at the time of the Indian Mutiny (1857-5 and became the official colour for uniforms of British armies, native and colonial, in India. Read more..

Kinetic Energy is a term used to describe energy from the motion of an object; given by mv2, where m is the mass of the object and v is its velocity. Read more..

The Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC (Framework Convention on Climate Change) It adopted at the Third Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) in December 1997 and came into force in 2005. Read more..