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Agriculture is the biggest of all industries where there is more effort than we get. Agriculture wastes are left out daily without any use. There is a lot of effort made to convert these agricultural waste by-products. Environmental concern is one of the driving forces that has led to biodegradable lingo cellulose fibers being considered for this purpose ; natural fibers have some benefits over manmade fibers, including low price, lightweight, renewable characteristics, high specific strength and modulus, and accessibility in a multitude of types worldwide and due to their excellent biocompatibility, biodegradability, mechanical properties it has been widely used in many aspects, such as medical applications and automotive parts.1,2 Considering the outstanding nature’s versatility, innumerous fiber types can be combined with polymers generating a large spectrum of composite materials.3 There has been an expanding search for new materials with high performance at affordable costs in recent years. With growing environmental awareness, this search has particularly focused on eco-friendly materials, with terms such as “renewable”, “recyclable”, “sustainable” and “triggered biodegradable” becoming buzzwords.4,5 Tensile properties of the composite were improved by the presence of the fiber, but the untreated fibers behaved as better reinforcement than the acetylated and alkali treated fibers. The results show from literature that there was an impairment of the mechanical properties of the acetylated fibers and incompatibility of the alkalitreated fibers. Specimen treated with 1% NaOH showed optimum mechanical properties but the Hydrochloric acid treatment resulted in deterioration in mechanical properties.6 Water absorption experiments were also conducted to determine saturation mass gain. Alkali treated fiber composites absorbed more water than silane treated or untreated composites. The natural fiber composites absorbed more water than the glass fiber composites.7‒9

Characterization of biocomposite material from naturally woven coconut leaf sheath reinforced polymer composites