Abstract
ABSTRACT To examine the impact of in situ water maceration in macerating ponds on the degumming process and fiber quality of freshly kenaf and jute whole plants. Different kenaf/jute fresh samples (whole plant, bast fresh hides) were subjected to distinct maceration treatments: padded film + cover film, cover film only, and no film. Water temperature, degumming bacterial colony counts, and fiber quality were assessed. Results revealed that composting pools with padded film + cover film maintained the highest water temperature. For colony count, padded film + cover film treatment displayed the highest colony count for kenaf, and no film treatment had the highest for jute. Kenaf whole fresh rods treated with padded film + cover film and cover film alone demonstrated the highest fiber strengths at 489.01 N and 494.85 N, respectively. Jute whole fresh rods macerated in padded film + cover film achieved the greatest strength at 392.32 N. Comparisons of fresh fiber strength between whole fresh rod and bastshowed a maximum difference of 150.69 N (kenaf) and 152.88 N (jute). Comprehensive analysis concluded, that the most effective degumming method involved using the whole fresh rods of red hemp/jute in maceration ponds equipped with padded film + cover film.
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