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. 2023 Jan 21;13:1199. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-26600-5

Table 3.

Onset degradation temperature (Ton) and temperature at maximum degradation rate (Td) of untreated and treated fibres of E. tereticornis and C. equisetifolia.

Species Treatment conditions Onset degradation temperature (Ton) (°C) Temperature at maximum degradation rate (Td) (°C)
E. tereticornis Untreated 236.45 343.68
Alkali treated 266.69 348.88
Bleached fibres 236.03 334.64
Nanofibres 255.89 343.85
C. equisetifolia Untreated 224.86 327.90
Alkali treated 261.16 360.28
Bleached fibres 267.50 351.00
Steam exploded 244.43 345.35