PROPERTIES OF GRASS (PAPERMAKING)
Esparto Grass Esparto Grass Elephant Grass
Fiber Length and Diameters of various Grasses
| Reed & Grass Fibers | Length (mm) | Diameter (micron) |
| Common Reed | 1.5-2.5 | 20 |
| Giant Reed | 1.2 | 15 |
| Papyrus | 1.5 | 12 |
| Reed Canary Greass | 1.0 | 20 |
| Elephant Grass | 1.2 | 20 |
| Esparto Grass | 1.1-1.5 | 9-12 |
| Sabai | 2.1 | 9 |
| Switch Grass | 1.4 | 13 |
