Evaluation of fiber characteristics of Musa balbisiana, Musa paradisiaca and Musa sapientum pseudo-stalks for pulp and paper production
Table 1.
Fiber characteristics of M. balbisiana, M.paradisiaca and M. sapientum pseudo-stalks
|
| Fiber Characteristics |
Musa balbisiana |
Musa paradisiaca |
Musa sapientum |
|
|
| Fiber length (mm) |
2.91± 0.21 |
2.95±0.39 |
2.96 ±0.65 |
|
| Fiber diameters (µm) |
22.87 ±3.82 |
22.29 ±5.14 |
21.71 ±3.83 |
|
| Lumen width (µm) |
15.85 ±4.97 |
15.53 ±2.31 |
13.55 ±3.14 |
|
| Cell wall thickness (µm) |
3.51 ±1.05 |
3.01 ±2.08 |
3.86 ±0.56 |
|
| Slenderness ratio |
129.19 ±16.67 |
134.73 ±15.55 |
141.26 ±46.12 |
|
| Runkel ratio |
0.50 ±0.25 |
0.37 ±0.21 |
0.58 ±0.09 |
|
| Flexibility ratio (%) |
68.27 ±11.40 |
70.87 ±9.80 |
62.12 ±4.25 |
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