Review Article
A Comprehensive Review on Bast Fibre Retting Process for Optimal Performance in Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites
Table 3
Ratio content of xylan to glucan, lignin to glucan, and pectin acid to glucan in various hemp samples [
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| Hemp fibre pretreatment processes | Xylan/glucan | Lignin/glucan | Pectin acid/glucan |
| Untreated | 0.21 | 0.39 | 0.13 | Steam-exploded | 0.08 | 0.23 | 0.02 | Chemical-treated | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.00 | Acid-ensiled | 0.19 | 0.33 | 0.13 | Alkali-preserved | 0.19 | 0.29 | 0.13 |
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