Extraction and Physicochemical and Thermomechanical Characterizations of Water Hyacinth Fibers Eichhornia crassipes

Table 1

Chemical composition of WH fibers compared to the fibers.

Fiber	Hemicellulose (wt.%)	Cellulose (wt.%)	Lignin (wt.%)	Wax content (wt.%)
Water hyacinth	11.3	68.4	7.2	0.6
Flax	18.6-20.6	71	2.2	0.5
Jute	16	67	9	0.5
Hemp	17.9-22.4	70-74	3-5.7	0.7
Sisal	10-14	66-78	10-14	02
Bamboo	20.5	34.5	26	04

Data republished from [44].