Table 4.

Chemical composition of natural fibers.

Fibers	Cellulose (wt %)	HC (wt %)	Lignin (wt %)	Pectin (wt %)	Ash (wt %)	Waxes (wt %)	MC (%)	MFA (Deg)	Ref.
Abaca	56–63	20–25	7–9	-	3	3	5–10	-	[31]
Bagasse	55.2	16.8	25.3	-	1.5–5	-	8.8	-	[33]
Bamboo	73.83	12.49	10.15	0.37	9.6	-	3.16	-	[31]
Banana	60–65	6–8	5–10	-	2.7–10.2	-	10–15	11	[34]
Coir	32–43	0.15–0.25	40–45	-	-	-	10–12	30–39	[33]
Cotton	82.7	5.7	-	-	-	-	1	20–30	[31]
Curauá	73.6	9.9	7.5	-	3.9–9.6	-	-	-	[33]
Date-palm	30.3–33.5	59.5	27–31.2	-	5	-	-	-	[35]
Elephant Grass Grass	45.6	-	17.7	-	-	-	-	-	[36]
Flax	71	18.6–20.6	2.2	2.3	-	1.7	8–12	5–10	[33]
Hemp	68	15	10	1	0.8	0.8	6.2–12	2–6.2	[33]
Henequen	77.6	4–8	13.1	-	-	-	-	-	[29]
Jute	61–71	14–20	12–13	-	0.8	0.5	12.5–13.7	8	[33]
Kenaf	45–57	21.5	8–13	3–5	2–5	-	-	-	[29]
Oil-palm	65	-	29	-	2.4	-	-	46	[33]
Pineapple	70–80	18.8	12.7	1.1–1.2	0.9–1.2	3.2–4.2	11.8	8–15	[29]
Ramie	68.6–76.2	13–16	0.6–0.7	1.9	-	0.3	7.5–1.7	7.5	[29]
Rice Husk	35–45	19–25	20	-	-	14–17	-	-	[33]
Rice Straw	41–57	33	8–19	-	14–20	8–35	6.5	-	[33]
Sisal	65	12	9.9	10	0.6–1	2	10–12	10–22	[33]
Sugar Palm	53.41	7.45	24.92	-	4.27	-	8.7	-	[37]
Wheat Straw	38–45	15–31	12–20	-	6.8	-	10	-	[33]

HC—Hemicellulose; MFA-Micro-fibrillar Angle; MC—Moisture Content.