Particulars

E. binata

Bamboo [26]

Lemon grass [21]

Sofia grass [21]

Fibre length, (L) mm

2.20

1.91

1.09

0.87

Fibre width, (D) µm

10.85

16.8

16.3

14.7

Lumen diameter (d), µm

5.86

3.31

6.73

5.07

Cell wall thickness (w), µm

4.14

6.75

4.62

3.86

Flexibility coefficient [(d/D) × 100]

54.00

19.70

31.1

30.0

Slenderness ratio (L/D)

202.76

114

66.9

59.2

Rigidity coefficient (2w/D)

0.76

0.80

0.57

0.53

Wall fraction (2w/D) × 100

76

80

57

53

Runkel ratio (2w/d)

1.41

4.08

1.45

1.52

Luce’s shape factor [(D2 − d2)/(D2 + d2)]

0.54

0.92

0.71

0.79

Solid factor (D2 − d2) × L

183.45

-

240.24

165.63