Abstract 3
Larsson, M., & Nilsson, A. (2015) Förädling av stjälkfibrer för fler naturliga fiberalternativ: Enzymbehandling för avlägsnande av pektin i stjälkfibrer för ökad spinnbarhet. (Dissertation).
QB3.1. What was the purpose of their thesis project?
Comment: To try to assess the applicability of a certain pectate lyase to reduce the pectin from natural fibres of Grewia optiva to refine the natural fibres to the extent that they became spinnable.
QB3.2. How did they monitor the effect of the treatment?
Comment: By weight alterations and SEM.
QB3.3. Is it possible to distinguish between the effects of the enzymes and the chelator (EDTA)?
Comment: Unfortunately there is no such discussion in the abstract.
QB3.4. Would you say that they were successful?
Comment: The natural fibres from grewia optiva could still not be spun into yarn after the treatment. Potentially because it is not a bast fibre but a wood based fibre that likely contained lignin.
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