Studies on lignocellulosic fibers of Brazil. Part II: Morphology and properties of Brazilian coconut fibers

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The effect of fiber morphology on the tensile strength of natural fibers (2013, background): “[6] Tomczak F, Satyanarayana G, Sydenstricker THD.”
Characterization and comparative evaluation of thermal, structural, chemical, mechanical and morphological properties of six pineapple leaf fiber varieties for use in composites (2013, methodology): “The vegetable fibers studied had values between 49% and 64% of cellulose crystallinity index, within those expected, based in other works: 44–60% (Reddy and Yang, 2005), 66.3% (Tomczak et al., 2007) and 50.2% (Tomczak, 2010).”
Extraction and Characterization of Natural Fibers from Citrullus lanatus Climber (2020, background): “The ultimate tensile strength of Citrullus lanatus climber fiber is 38.1 ± 1.56 MPa.”
Characterization of blue agave bagasse fibers of Mexico (2013, neutral): “There has been specific characterization of individual plant fibers including those of Brazil origin by the authors themselves such as coir and sisal [1–4,7–12] as well as part of studies on composites [5,6].”
Characterization of sugarcane and coconut fibers by thermal analysis and FTIR (2009, background): “In Brazil annually about 1.5 billion coconuts (Cocos nucifera) are produced [ 16 ].”