“…One of the factors that limited the application of natural fibre/polymer composites was the poor compatibility among the components with the polymer matrix [ 5 , [14] , [15] , [16] , [17] ]. As such, several surface modification methods, namely physical [ 11 , 18 ], biological [ 19 , 20 ], chemical [ [21] , [22] , [23] ] and grafting [ 24 , 25 ], have been researched and found to improve the interfacial bonding of the components of the natural fibre/polymer composites [ 11 , [18] , [19] , [20] , [21] , [22] , [23] , [24] , [25] ].…”