Process for biochemical retting of phloem-fiber plants

Details Process for biochemical retting of phloem-fiber plants Process for biochemical retting of phloem-fiber plants

1989-03-22

1990-01-02

Alvo, Steve

Paper making and fiber liberation

Processes of chemical liberation, recovery or purification...

19 1, 19 66R, 162 72, 162 98, 435277, 435279, D01C 104

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048910961

ABSTRACT:
The process for biochemical retting of phloem-fiber plants such as hemp, flax, ramie, jute, kenaf, etc. permits separation of the fibers of the bundle for subsequent utilization in the textile or paratextile industry. The process comprises treating the fibrous plants with at least one SPS-ase enzyme and preferably a mixture of enzymes comprising .beta.-glucanase, pectinase and SPS-ase.

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patent: 2280307 (1942-04-01), Diehm
patent: 4568739 (1986-02-01), Juskowski
patent: 4628029 (1986-12-01), Eveleigh et al.
"Great Scope for Flax", Textile Horizons, May, 1984, Vol. 4, No. 5, pp. 22-23.

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