Table 1.

Chemical composition of vegetable-based natural fibers [35, 36, 37, 38].

Fiber	Cellulose (%)	Hemi cellulose (%)	Lignin (%)	Ash (%)	Pectin (%)	Wax (%)
Abaca	56–63	15–17	7–10	-	-	3
Areca	-	35–64.8	13–24.8	4.4	-	-
Bamboo	26–43	30	21–31	-	-	-
Banana	63–67.6	19	5	-	-	-
Cabuya	68–77	4–8	13	-	-	1.5–2.0
Coir	36–43	0.15–0.25	41–45	-	3–4	-
Cotton	82.7–93.5	5.7	-	-	-	0.6
Flax	71–78.5	18.6–20.6	2.2	1.5	2.2	1.7
Hemp	70.2–74.4	17.9–22.4	3.7–5.7	2.6	0.9	0.8
Henquen	77.6	4–8	13.1	-	-	-
Jute	61–71.5	13.6–20.4	12–13	-	0.2	0.5
Kapok	64	23	13	-	23	-
Kenaf	31–39	15–19	21.5	4.7	-	-
Oat	31–48	27–38	16–19	-	-	-
Pineapple (palf)	70–82	-	5–12	-	-	-
Ramie	68.6–76.2	13.1–16.7	0.6–0.7		1.9	0.3
Rice	28–48	23–28	12–16	-	-	-
Sisal	67–78	10–14.2	8–11	-	10	2
Sugarcane bagasse	45	30	24	-	-	1
Wheat	29–51	26–32	16–21	-	-	-