CONTEXT

In the context of challenging environmental issues and a global energy crisis, materials from biological origin are attracting increasing levels of research interest because of their numerous advantages. The natural fibers coming from annual plants present in particular numerous assets: renewable resource usage, abundant, low cost, biodegradability high specific mechanical properties…, justifying their use in composite applications. Composites reinforced with natural fibers are already used in the automotive and construction industries, a rapidly expanding market. Other applications requiring high mechanical performances are envisaged to completely value this plant-based resource. Naturally, the composites mechanical performances particularly depend on the properties of the fibers.