Table 2.

Crystallinity index (%) of untreated and treated fibres of E. tereticornis and C. equisetifolia.

Species	Treatment conditions	Intensity method	Area method
E. tereticornis	Untreated	60.23	38.42
	Alkali treated	63.58	50.23
	Bleached fibres	80.87	56.85
	Nanofibres	82.31	60.97
C. equisetifolia	Untreated	60.38	42.54
	Alkali treated	74.87	54.97
	Bleached fibres	80.69	57.12
	Steam exploded	85.55	68.76