A Comprehensive Review on Bast Fibre Retting Process for Optimal Performance in Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Hemp fibre pretreatment processes</td><td class="align_center">Xylan/glucan</td><td class="align_center">Lignin/glucan</td><td class="align_center">Pectin acid/glucan</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Untreated</td><td class="align_center">0.21</td><td class="align_center">0.39</td><td class="align_center">0.13</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Steam-exploded</td><td class="align_center">0.08</td><td class="align_center">0.23</td><td class="align_center">0.02</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Chemical-treated</td><td class="align_center">0.10</td><td class="align_center">0.09</td><td class="align_center">0.00</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Acid-ensiled</td><td class="align_center">0.19</td><td class="align_center">0.33</td><td class="align_center">0.13</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Alkali-preserved</td><td class="align_center">0.19</td><td class="align_center">0.29</td><td class="align_center">0.13</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Ratio content of xylan to glucan, lignin to glucan, and pectin acid to glucan in various hemp samples [<a href="/journals/amse/2020/6074063/#B76" target="_blank">76</a>].</div>

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