## Appendix A
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**References** & \\ \hline \hline \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Figures Extraction/Fibers Preparation**} \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{[1,45]} & BF (from the leafs (as sheets)) + soaking (in tap water) + brushing + soaking (in G solution + DW (1:3) at 80 \({}^{\circ}\)C for 24 h) + \\  & cleaning (with RTW) + drying (at RT for 24 h) + pressing (at 70 \({}^{\circ}\)C, 100 kg/cm\({}^{2}\)). For BF (from BPS) + cutting (using a machete) + wash (in the RTW) + drying (at 100 \({}^{\circ}\)C in convection over 24 h) + mixing (150 \(\mu\)m) + mixing (110.25 g of BF + 35.0 mL of water (at RT)) + pressing (100 kg/cm\({}^{2}\) at 180 \({}^{\circ}\)C for 5 min) + cooling (to RT under the same pressure for 30 min) \\ \cline{1-1}
[37] & BF (from BPS) + SCT. Alkali SCT: wash (with water) + soaking (in NaOH ((11\%):15) for 30 min at RT) + wash (with RTW) + wash (with DW until reach pH = 7) + drying (in oven at 70 \({}^{\circ}\)C for 48 h), C\({}_{4}\)O\({}_{5}\)CT: soaking (in C\({}_{4}\)O\({}_{6}\)((1\%):15) for 20 min) + wash + drying (in oven at 70 \({}^{\circ}\)C for 48 h). \\ \cline{1-1}
[156] & BF + modification (in a regional laboratory) + soaking (in toluene for 24 h) + wash (with petroleum ether) + drying (at 80 \({}^{\circ}\)C for 24 h) + immersion (in NaOH (5\%-10\%) at RT) + wash (with DW) + drying (in oven at 80 \({}^{\circ}\)C for 24 h). \\ \cline{1-1}
[155] & BF (from BPS) + shredding + drying (in air for 1 week) + drying (in oven at 65 \({}^{\circ}\)C) + milling (for 1-3 h in a vibrator ball mill to get 3-5 mm in length) + storage. \\ \cline{1-1}
[81] & BF were purchase and added directly into the FP without SCT. \\ \cline{1-1}
[75,116,117,188] & BF (from BPS) + drying (in sunlight for 12 h) + weaving (by hand lay-up). \\ \cline{1-1}
[123] & BF (from BPS) mechanical separation + and chopping (manually) + SCT (with NaOH (0.5%) at 90 \({}^{\circ}\)C for 30 min) + wash (in RTW until the PH value reached 7) + drying (in oven). \\ \cline{1-1}
[97] & BF (from local supplier) + arrangement (into small bundles) + immersion (in detergent (2\%) at RT for 2 h) + wash (in DW) + drying (in air (1 day) and \\ \cline{1-1}
[97] & in vacuum oven at 80 \({}^{\circ}\)C for 12 h) + SCT ((silane (APS 60\%) + ethanol (40\%) + stirring (for 15 min) + immersion (in the initial solution for 1 h) + wash (in DW) + drying (as before)) + chopping. \\ \cline{1-1}
[96] & BF (from BPS and supplied) RNAP banana Research Institute) + immersion (in detergent (2\%) at 60 \({}^{\circ}\)C for 1 h) + wash (in RTW and DW) + drying (in vacuum oven at 80 \({}^{\circ}\)C) + alkaline SCT (with 4\% NaOH soft for 45 min) + wash (in RTW and DW until the pH value reached 7.0) + drying + chopping). For saline SCT: immersion (in acetone solution of saline (5 g of BF for 0.5 g of silane) + agitation (for 30 min) + stabilization (for 12 h at RT) + wash (with acetone) + drying (at 80 \({}^{\circ}\)C in oven). \\ \cline{1-1}
[98] & Wash (in water for 4 h) + drying (at RT for 24 h). For SCT BF: immersion (in NaOH (5\%) for 24 h at RT) + wash (in CH\({}_{3}\)COOH (1\%)) + rise (in DW) + drying (at RT for 24 h) + storage or BF (from supplier) + cutting + immersion (in detergent 60 \({}^{\circ}\)C for 24 h) + wash (HW only + drying (in air for 2 days) + SCT. Alkaline SCT: immersion (in NaOH (110 \(\mu\)m) in 1 at RT) + wash (with DW + few drops of CH\({}_{3}\)COOH) + drying (at RT for 24 h) + drying (in [30,34,48] \\ \cline{1-1}
[30,34,48] & vacuum oven at 80 \({}^{\circ}\)C for 12 h). Silane SCT: APS or 869 (5 wt \(\%\)) + water-ethanol (4060 w/w) + CHCOOH (until the pH value reached 4.0) + stirring (for 1 h) + soaking (for 3 h) + wash (with DW) + drying (in air for 2 days) + drying (in vacuum oven for 12 h at 80 \({}^{\circ}\)C) + cutting. Acetylation SCT: immersion (in CH\({}_{3}\)COOH and CH\({}_{4}\)He\({}_{5}\)O\({}_{3}\) (1.1) solution with H\({}_{5}\)O\({}_{4}\)) + separation + wash (with DW) + drying (at RT for 24 h) + drying (in vacuum oven for 12 h at 80 \({}^{\circ}\)C). \\ \cline{1-1}
[85] & BF (from BPS and obtained from local agricultural waste) + cutting (1–10 mm) + rinse (with DW) + drying (in an oven at 60 \({}^{\circ}\)C for 48 h). For SCT BF: immersion (in NaOH (5\%) for 24 h at RT) + wash (with DW) + drying (in an oven at 60 \({}^{\circ}\)C for 48 h). \\ \cline{1-1}
[85] & BF (from BPS and obtained from local agricultural waste) + cutting (in mass with uniform thickness) + drying (under sunlight for 24 h) + wash (with acetone thinner) + hand lay-up process. \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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