This study demonstrates a pathway to significantly enhance jute fiber properties. Biocomposites were prepared that had a modulus comparable to, or even higher than, common commercial glass fiber composites.

Ren, K.; Harper, D. P.; Zhao, X.; Wang, Y.; Veluswamy, N. K. P.; Vaidya, U.; Tekinalp, H.; Ozcan, S.; Wang, L. Mild Delignification of Jute Fibers for High-Modulus Biocomposites via the Wet-Preforming Process. Composites Part B: Engineering2026, 325, 113966. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2026.113966.