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Enzymatic treatment of flax for use in composites

Author(s) -

Jana De Prez,

Aart Willem Van Vuure,

Jan Ivens,

Guido Aerts,

Ilse Van De Voorde

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

biotechnology reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.932

H-Index - 36

ISSN - 2215-017X

DOI - 10.1016/j.btre.2018.e00294

Subject(s) - retting , composite number , environmentally friendly , fiber , dew , enzyme , epoxy , pulp and paper industry , materials science , biochemical engineering , process engineering , chemistry , composite material , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , biology , engineering , condensation , ecology , physics , thermodynamics

Highlights • Enzymes are highly advantageous for consistent retting of flax aiming at composite applications.• Pectinase enzymes play a major role in releasing fibers from the bast.• Compromise between properties of enzymatically extracted fibers and composite performance.• Recovery of enzymes important in view of overall process economy.

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