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A Comparison of the Tensile Strengths of Yucca Fiber Extracted by Microbial and Chemical Methods
Author(s)
Toye Ekunsanmi1 andSwapnil Tripathi2
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DOI:10.17265/1934-7391/2019.01.001
Affiliation(s)
1. Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee - Washington County, USA
2. Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Washington County, USA
ABSTRACT
Leaves from greenhouse-grown Yucca plants were harvested and retted by
microbial and chemical methods respectively. The dimensions and tensile
strengths of the two sets of products were compared. While the fibers obtained
by microbial retting had superior tensile strength, the chemically retted
fibers were devoid of debris, whiter and generally more attractive. The method
of retting should match the use to which the plant fibers are intended.
KEYWORDS
Bast fiber, wood fiber, nodes, tensile strength,retting.
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