INFLUENCE OF PECTINOLYTIC ENZYMES ON RETTING EFFECTIVENESS AND RESULTANT FIBER PROPERTIES
Enzymes have the potential to provide an improved method to ret flax for textile fibers. Retting is the separation or loosening of fiber bundles from the cuticularized epidermis and the woody core cells. New commercial pectinase products were evaluated both with and without ethylene-diaminetetraac...
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| Language: | English |
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North Carolina State University
2008-02-01
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| Series: | BioResources |
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| Online Access: | http://Flax;fiber;enzyme;retting;fiberquality |