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Hemp, jute, banana, kenaf, ramie, sisal fibers
                   kenaf,  fibers  sisal  and  ramie,  Ramie  Kenaf  Banana  Jute  1e1.55  1.2e1.4  1e1.5  1.3e1.5  180e1627 223e930  500 610e780  e  e  e 15e35  1.6e14.5 9.1e12.3  4.5e6.5  1.0e1.9  15  10  9  10e14  1.44e82.5 14.5e53  12  12e60  35  24  9  32  e  20  20  15e30  70e83  51e52  63e64  59e70  e 20.3e21.5  19  15e20  5e12.7  17  5
                   banana,  Sisal  1.3e1.6  540e720  30e40  2.2e3.3  5e10  10e40  18  13  65e75  10e15  7e13  11  10e150  11e20  11



                   jute,

                   hemp,  Hemp  270e900  1e3.5  5e7  23.5e90  68e74.4  15e22.4  3.7e10  50e500  2e6.2  10e14



                   of     1.2    e            40  4.8        e
                   properties          (mm)   (approximate)            (%)





                   Physical  property  (g/cm 3 )  (kN/mm 2 )  strength  (kN/mm)  (%)  break  at  elongation  (GPa) modulus  modulus  (GPa)  modulus  (%)  (%)  (mm)  (mm)  (deg)  angle  absorption




                   9.1              Elongation  Maximum  Cellulose  Hemicellulose  (%)  size  length  Microfibrillar  Moisture
                   Table  Physical  Density  Tensile  Stiffness  Tensile  Specific  Young’s  Lignin  Lumen  Fiber
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