Effects of the application of chemical additives to desiccated flax on retting |
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Authors: | H S S Sharma |
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Affiliation: | (1) Lambeg Industrial Research Association, Lambeg, BT27 4RJ Lisburn, Northern Ireland |
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Abstract: | Summary Application of chemical additives to alter the rate of retting of desiccated flax stems was successful. Treatment with ethylenediaminetetra-acetic acid (EDTA) and urea increased the rate of retting. Increases, in the population of fungal colonisers were observed on urea-treated stems but not after EDTA treatment. Enhanced PG activities were detected in stems treated with EDTA and maimum PL and xylanase activities were detected in stems treated with urea. Urea treated stems produced relatively finer fibres compared to fibres from EDTA treated stems of controls. |
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