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Table 3 Chemical composition (%) of some major natural lignocellulosic fibres

From: Fibre attributes and mapping the cultivar influence of different industrial cellulosic crops (cotton, hemp, flax, and canola) on textile properties

Composition (%)

Cottona

Jutea

Hempa b

Flaxa b

Kenafa b

Canolac

Cattaild

Cellulose

83–99

51–78

55–68

64–84

44–60

61.3

42.61

Lignin

6

10–15

3.5–5.5

0.6–5

15–19

5.2

5.75

Pectin and Hemicelluloses

5

37

17

17–19

17–23

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36.46

  1. a (Kozlowski 2012a); b (Bonatti et al., 2004); c (Tofanica et al., 2011); d (Sridach and Paladsongkhram, 2014)