. 2023 Nov 29;16(23):7436. doi: 10.3390/ma16237436

Table 9.

Thermal properties of flax and hemp fibers.

Fibers	Decomposition of the Main Fibers Component						Residual Mass at T₇₀₀ °C
	T_Int.		T_Fin.		Mass loss		Residual Mass at T₇₀₀ °C
	°C	SD	°C	SD	%	SD	%	SD
FLAX
Water retted	296	2.04	385 ^a	1.63	82.64 ^a	1.63	13.93	0.24
Osmotically degummed	300 ^a	2.23	388 ^b	1.41	81.41 ^a	0.90	13.05	0.23
Dew retted	300 ^a	2.41	386 ^ab	2.09	82.01 ^a	0.84	11.96	0.41
HEMP
Water retted	300 ^a	1.73	393 ^a	1.86	83.55 ^a	1.47	12.53	0.13
Osmotically degummed	290	1.95	385	2.01	80.09 ^a	2.24	15.35	0.12
Dew retted	300 ^a	2.15	390 ^a	2.33	83.64 ^a	2.98	11.93	0.12

Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD), n = 5. Lowercase letters represent the group for which the mean values do not differ statistically at the assumed significance level.