Table 3.
Microscopic physicochemical fiber properties related to the minimum/representative average/maximum homogenized fiber stiffness/strength: reported microfibril angle, reported volumetric crystallinity, reported fiber densities, calculated cell wall density according to Eq. (26), and calculated lumen porosity according to Eq. (25)
| Name | Type | Microfibril angle | Crystallinity | Density [g/cm] | lumen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [] | References | [%] | References | References | [] | ||||
| Banana | B | 11/11/12 | [86, 87] | 30/45/49 | [88, 89] | 1.3/1.4/1.5 | [86] | 1.51 | 14/7/0 |
| Flax | B | 5/6/10 | [1, 86] | 50/78/90 | [71, 87, 90, 91] | 1.38/1.38/1.5 | [86, 92] | 1.48 | 7/7/0 |
| Hemp | B | 6/7/10 | [1, 86, 93] | 50/75/98 | [73, 87, 91, 94] | 1.35/1.4/1.5 | [86, 92, 93] | 1.48 | 9/6/0 |
| Isora | B | 20/23/26 | [74] | 34/71/71 | [74, 95] | 1.2/1.3/1.3 | [12, 96] | 1.44 | 16/9/9 |
| Jute | B | 7/8/9 | [1, 86, 93] | 68/71/73 | [89, 97, 98] | 1.23/1.35/1.5 | [86, 89, 92, 93] | 1.42 | 13/5/0 |
| Kenaf | B | 9/12/15 | [71, 93] | 61/65/69 | [71] | 1.2/1.22/1.4 | [92, 93] | 1.45 | 17/16/3 |
| Ramie | B | 6/8/10 | [93] | –/64/- | [87] | 1.44/1.44/1.55 | [86, 92, 93] | 1.51 | 4/4/0 |
| Sorghum | B | 16/16/17 | [99] | 32/43/53 | [98–100] | –/0.89/- | [101] | 1.5 | 47/41/35 |
| Alfa | G | –/10/– | –/64/– | [102] | –/0.89/– | [12] | 1.41 | 43/37/30 | |
| Bagasse | G | 14/15/15 | [87] | –/48/– | [35] | 0.55/1.2/1.25 | [86, 92] | 1.34 | 59/10/7 |
| Bamboo | G | 2/6/10 | [93] | 40/56/60 | [87, 90] | 1.2/1.3/1.5 | [103] | 1.29 | 7/0/0 |
| Abaca | L | –/23/– | [87] | –/52/– | [87] | –/1.5/– | [86, 93] | 1.45 | 7/0/0 |
| Curaua | L | 15/17/19 | [79] | –/66/– | [79] | –/1.4/– | [12] | 1.44 | 12/3/0 |
| Henequen | L | 18/20/22 | [93] | 44/47/50 | [104] | 1.33/1.4/1.4 | [92, 93] | 1.45 | 8/3/3 |
| Phormium | L | –/10/– | –/69/– | [105] | –/1.27/– | [106] | 1.5 | 24/15/7 | |
| Pineapple | L | 6/12/14 | [1, 86, 87] | 44/52/60 | [88] | 1.32/1.5/1.56 | [12, 86, 92] | 1.51 | 13/1/0 |
| Sisal | L | 10/20/25 | [1, 86, 87] | 68/73/77 | [107] | 1.2/1.35/1.5 | [86, 89, 92, 93] | 1.47 | 19/8/0 |
| Coir | F | 30/45/49 | [1, 86, 93] | 27/30/33 | [87] | 1.2/1.2/1.25 | [2, 86, 89] | 1.46 | 18/18/14 |
| Kapok | F | –/10/– | –/46/– | [107] | –/0.38/– | [86] | 1.44 | 76/73/71 | |
| Oil Palm | F | –/46/– | [87] | 20/25/30 | [108] | 0.7/1.35/1.55 | [87] | 1.41 | 50/4/0 |
| Barley | S | –/10/– | –/50/– | –/0.52/– | 1.35 | 65/61/58 | |||
| Cornhusk | S | –/10/– | 48/74/100 | [88, 94] | 0.43/0.52/0.61 | [109] | 1.52 | 72/66/60 | |
| Cornstalk | S | –/11/– | [110] | 52/76/100 | [87, 94] | –/0.52/– | 1.31 | 64/60/56 | |
| Rice | S | –/10/– | 40/60/63 | [88, 98] | –/1.65/– | [87] | 1.43 | 0/0/0 | |
| Soybean | S | –/12/– | [87] | 43/47/51 | [84, 87] | –/0.52/– | 1.51 | 69/66/62 | |
| Wheat | S | –/0/– | [111] | 48/51/51 | [71, 90] | 1.45/1.53/1.6 | [87] | 1.31 | 0/0/0 |
Assumed