Interfacial Adhesion Characteristics of Kenaf Fibres Subjected to Different Polymer Matrices and Fibre Treatments

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Composition</td><td align="center">
                  wt.%</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Cellulose</td><td align="center">45–57</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Hemicellulose</td><td align="center">20–22</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Lignin</td><td align="center">8–13</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Pectin</td><td align="center">3–5</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Chemical composition of kenaf fibres [<a href="/journals/jcomp/2014/350737/#B29">29</a>].

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Table 1: Interfacial Adhesion Characteristics of Kenaf Fibres Subjected to Different Polymer Matrices and Fibre Treatments 