Sample Constituents of Matrix (%) Reinforcing Fiber (%) C70 RG30 70 Castor oil Cake(MST)-30 Recovered Glycerol -Nil- C45RG30B25 45 Castor oil Cake-30 Recovered Glycerol 25 Banana Treated (BT) C40RG30B30 40 Castor oil Cake-30 Recovered Glycerol 30 Banana Treated (BT) C35RG3035B 35 Castor oil Cake-30 Recovered Glycerol 35 Banana Treated (BT) C45RG30SB25 45 Castor oil Cake-30 Recovered Glycerol 25 Bagasse Treated (SBT) C40RG30SB30 40 Castor oil Cake-30 Recovered Glycerol 30 Bagasse Treated (SBT) C35RG30SB35 35 Castor oil Cake-30 Recovered Glycerol 35 Bagasse Treated (SBT)

C: Castor oil cake; RG: Recovered/Crude glycerol; B: Banana fiber; SB: Sugarcane bagasse

Table 1: Details of Matrix and Composite Samples prepared in this work