Journal of Wood Science

Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 1 Chemical composition of RPF and some natural leaf fibers

From: Characterization of raffia palm fiber for use in polymer composites

Fiber	Cellulose (wt%)	Hemicellulose (wt%)	Lignin (wt%)	References
Abaca	56–63	20–25	7–9	[11]
Sisal	65.8	12	9.9	[9]
Banana	60–65	6–19	5–10	[13]
Pineapple	70–82	–	5–12	[17]
Raffia palm fiber	53 ± 0.9	13 ± 1.2	24 ± 2.8	Present study

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