ABSTRACT
Various kinds of materials derived from biorenewable resources have been in use for the past two decades because of their ecofriendly advantages [1-4]. Among these materials, natural ibers such as hibiscus sabdariffa, cotton, pine needles, jute, lax, kenaf, banana, grewia optiva, sisal, oil palm, and pineapple leafs have attracted a considerable interest for multifunctional applications during the last few decades [5-8]. The advantageous properties of natural ibers over traditional synthetic materials include their low density, high toughness, biodegradability, low cost, environment friendliness, acceptable speciic properties, easy availability, and better thermal and insulating properties [5, 9-13]. One of the biggest assets of natural ibers is their neutrality toward the
emission of CO2; thus, their impropriation into the polymers may lead to the reduction of greenhouse emission [14, 15]. Eulaliopsis binata ibers are one such type of natural ibrous materials that have remained unexplored so far. These ibers are obtained from the Eulaliopsis binata perennial plant [16]. This plant, abundantly grown in India, China, and Nepal, belongs to the family Poaceae [16]. The rapid expansion of this plant has resulted in serious concerns about its waste management as it is considered the waste biomass and most frequently burned to get rid of it. Limited information is available in the existing literature about the effective utilization of this material as reinforcement in the polymer composites for structural applications [17, 18].
