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Weight and atomic percentages of elements present in Zm root fibres.
| Elements | KMnO4-treated Zm root fibres | Raw Zm root fibres | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wt % | At% | Wt % | At% | |
| C | 38.62 | 49.69 | 55.99 | 63.03 |
| O | 44.94 | 43.41 | 43.55 | 36.81 |
| K | 3.48 | 1.38 | 0.46 | 0.16 |
| Na | 3.64 | 2.45 | – | – |
| Mn | 7.3 | 2.05 | – | – |
| Mg | 0.57 | 0.36 | – | – |
| Si | 0.25 | 0.14 | – | – |
| P | 0.36 | 0.18 | – | – |
| Cl | 0.43 | 0.19 | – | – |
| Ca | 0.4 | 0.15 | – | – |
