Table 2 Test results of bitter bamboo fibers’ fineness after softening.

From: Mechanism analysis of mechanical extraction of Pleioblastus amarus fibers by saturated steam pretreatment

Material

Maximum value(µm)

Minimum value (µm)

Mean value (µm)

Coefficient of variation (%)

Bitter bamboo fibers extracted after alkali boiling softening

278.08

112.18

200.11

32.5

Bitter bamboo fibers extracted after saturated steam softening

265.83

113.53

192.27

26.01