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Hygroscopicity of flax and hemp fibers for 65% and 100% relative air humidity.
| Fibers | FLAX | HEMP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65% | 100% | 65% | 100% | |||||
| % | SD | % | SD | % | SD | % | SD | |
| Water retted | 8.80 a | 0.04 | 11.48 a | 0.24 | 10.85 a | 0.21 | 13.96 a | 0.52 |
| Osmotically degummed | 8.94 a | 0.00 | 11.78 a | 0.07 | 9.81 | 0.12 | 13.14 a | 0.33 |
| Dew retted | 9.44 | 0.05 | 11.94 a | 0.18 | 10.62 a | 0.03 | 13.32 a | 0.19 |
Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD), n = 2. Lowercase letters represent the group for which the mean values do not differ statistically.
