Table 2 Average tensile strengths (N = 3) of bagasse monoesters in dry and wet states

From: Degradation behavior in soil and mechanical properties of bagasse monoesters with different acyl chain lengths and residual hydroxy contents

Product

Tensile strength (MPa)

Wet-to-dry strength ratioa

Dry

Wet

BagHe-3

14.9 ± 0.8

12.2 ± 0.4

0.82

BagOc-3

14.5 ± 0.6

11.8 ± 0.4

0.82

BagDe-3

4.5 ± 0.3

3.4 ± 0.4

0.76

BagDe-0.8

10.1 ± 0.1

7.5 ± 0.4

0.74

BagDe-0.6

12.5 ± 0.3

6.3 ± 1.2

0.50

BagLa-3

4.5 ± 0.2

3.9 ± 0.2

0.88

  1. aAverage tensile strength in the wet state divided by that in the dry state
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