Kenaf Bast Fibers—Part I: Hermetical Alkali Digestion

Table 2

Average and standard deviation of the fiber dimensions.

		Length (μm)	Diameter (μm)	Aspect ratio
Digested at 80°C, 110°C, and 130°C with mechanical disintegration	Ave.*; Stdev.*	1578.8; 524.8	20.3; 9.4	89.0; 41.7
Digested at 160°C	Ave.	468.0	18.2	16.0
	Stdev.	575.5	6.4	15.1

*Ave.: average of 70 samples. *Stdev.: standard deviation.