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Determining residual gum content of bast fibres

Hurren, C. J., Lecomte, S. and Wang, X. 2004, Determining residual gum content of bast fibres, in TIWC 2004 : Proceedings of The Textile Institute 83rd World Conference 2004, The Textile Institute & Donghua University, Manchester, England, pp. 1-6.

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Title Determining residual gum content of bast fibres
Author(s) Hurren, C. J.
Lecomte, S.
Wang, X.
Conference name Textile Institute World Conference (83rd : 2004 : Shanghai, China)
Conference location Shanghai, China
Conference dates 23-27 May 2004
Title of proceedings TIWC 2004 : Proceedings of The Textile Institute 83rd World Conference 2004
Editor(s) Chen, Xuwei
Ge, Yi
Yan, Xiaoyin
Publication date 2004
Start page 1
End page 6
Total pages 4 vols.
Publisher The Textile Institute & Donghua University
Place of publication Manchester, England
Summary The measurement of fibre quality in bast fibres is related to the amount of gum (lignin, hemicellulose, wax and pectin) left in the fibre after the retting process. Large amounts of gums present represent poor separation of fibre. Efficiency of retting can be monitored by measuring the residual gum content of the retted fibre.

This paper investigated the use of ultrasonic vibration combined with chemical retting as a pre-treatment to improve accuracy of traditional residual gum content test. Work was conducted on chemically retted hemp fibre. Pre-treatment conditions were analysed by determining the best chemical combination, chemical concentration and treatment time. Fibres were examined for successful separation using optical microscopy and optical fibre diameter analysis (OFDA). The work proposed a new method for determining the residual gum content of hemp fibre.
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ISBN 1870372611
9781870372619
Language eng
Field of Research 091012 Textile Technology
HERDC Research category E2 Full written paper - non-refereed / Abstract reviewed
Copyright notice ©2004, The Textile Institute & Donghua University
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