...Sarah Paul Ayyampilli, MDes, PhD; R. Suresh, MTech, PhD In recent years, there has been a growing interest in natural fibre-reinforced polymer composites due to their notable flame-retardant characteristics, impressive strength, favourable aspect ratio, easy accessibility, and environmentally...

... ^*, luminance; Δ E a b * , total color difference In general, the use of lignocellulosic wastes in polymer composites results in an increase in the water absorption capacity. The highly polar nature of the lignocellulosic filler is responsible for the high tendency to absorb water...