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Table 4 Retting of kenaf and sunn hemp fibers—fried score

From: Retting and degumming of natural fibers by pectinolytic enzymes produced from Bacillus tequilensis SV11-UV37 using solid state fermentation

Treatment time

Enzyme units

Kenaf

Sunn hemp

12 h

0

0

0

100

1.3 (1,1,2)

0.3 (0,0,1)

200

2.0 (2,2,2)

1.3 (1,1,2)

300

3.3 (3,3,4)

2.0 (2,2,2)

400

3.7 (3,4,4)

3.0 (3,3,3)

500

4.3 (4,4,5)

3.3 (3,3,4)

24 h

100

2.3 (3,2,2)

1.0 (1,1,1)

200

3.0 (3,3,3)

2.7 (3,3,2)

300

4.3 (4,4,5)

3.7 (3,4,4)

400

6.0 (6,6,6)

4.3 (5,4,4)

500

6.0 (6,6,6)

5.0 (5,5,5)

36 h

100

2.7 (3,3,2)

1.7 (1,2,2)

200

3.3 (3,3,4)

3.0 (3,3,3)

300

5.0 (5,5,5)

4.3 (4,4,5)

400

6.0 (6,6,6)

4.7 (5,5,4)

500

6.0 (6,6,6)

5.0 (5,5,5)