Research Article
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of Banyan/Ramie Fibers Reinforced with Nanoparticle Hybrid Polymer Composite
Table 2
Chemical properties of banyan and ramie fibers [
17].
| Properties | Ramie fiber | Banyan fiber |
| Cellulose (%) | 68.6-76.3 | 70-76 | Lignin (%) | 0.6-0.7 | 3.9-5.9 | Moisture (%) | 7.5-17.2 | 6.3-12.7 | Hemicellulose (%) | 13.1-16 | 19.2-21.5 | Pectin (%) | 1.9 | 0.8 | Wax (%) | 0.3 | 0.7 |
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