ABSTRACT
The use of lignocellulosic fibres as a reinforcing agent in composite materials has spurred renewed interest recently, as evidenced by numerous publications from various laboratories and reviews [ l--4]. The incorporation of these natural fibres into polymeric matrices has been shown to be interesting, because of the certain excellent characteristics of these fibrous materials, such as their good mechanical properties, wide availability directly from numerous vegetal species, renewable
·character, low density compared with, for example, glass fibre, and their low cost in most instances [1-4].
