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. 2023 Jan 12;56(1):13. doi: 10.1617/s11527-022-02097-2

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/cm3] lumen
ϑ [] References ξV [%] References ρfib References ρcw flporfib [%]
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 [98100] –/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