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Paridah Md. Tahir, . and Kohgilaa Mutthu Kumar, . and Rosfarizan Mohamad, . and Wan Zuhainis Saad, . (2011) Efficient bioretting of kenaf by Aspergillus spp. [Proceedings Paper]
Abstract
Retting is the process of removing non-cellulosic materials of bast in order to produce high textile quality fibres. It is vital to provide a retting method which results with high grade fibre and less pollution. In this study a few locally isolated fungal strains from various sources of kenaf were applied in the kenaf bioretting process. The inoculum size was fixed to 10 v/v and the specific fibre to water ratio of 1:20 was used. The bioretting process was performed in pH range of 5.6-6.0 at 32C. The fibres were evaluated for tensile strength and brightness every 24 h for 5 days. The day three retted fibres have shown best tensile strength and brightness for all the fungal strains investigated. All the strains provided fibres with brightness range of 65 to 75 based on C.I.E lab system. The fungal strain M2 Aspergillus spp. have shown considerable tensile. strength compared to other isolates.
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Abstract
Retting is the process of removing non-cellulosic materials of bast in order to produce high textile quality fibres. It is vital to provide a retting method which results with high grade fibre and less pollution. In this study a few locally isolated fungal strains from various sources of kenaf were applied in the kenaf bioretting process. The inoculum size was fixed to 10 v/v and the specific fibre to water ratio of 1:20 was used. The bioretting process was performed in pH range of 5.6-6.0 at 32C. The fibres were evaluated for tensile strength and brightness every 24 h for 5 days. The day three retted fibres have shown best tensile strength and brightness for all the fungal strains investigated. All the strains provided fibres with brightness range of 65 to 75 based on C.I.E lab system. The fungal strain M2 Aspergillus spp. have shown considerable tensile. strength compared to other isolates.
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| Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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| Additional Information: | Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor Malaysia. QR22 M3I61 2011 vol.2 Call Number. |
| AGROVOC Term: | Hibiscus |
| AGROVOC Term: | Hibiscus cannabinus |
| AGROVOC Term: | Kenaf |
| AGROVOC Term: | Aspergillus |
| AGROVOC Term: | Fungi |
| AGROVOC Term: | Retting |
| AGROVOC Term: | Processing |
| AGROVOC Term: | Inoculation |
| AGROVOC Term: | Stems |
| AGROVOC Term: | Temperature |
| Geographical Term: | MALAYSIA |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim |
| Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2025 05:15 |
| URI: | http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12997 |
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