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Future investigation on the potential ways to improve the overall quality of
plant fibers leading key changes besides their successive potential imminent applications in different composite grounded industries has also been desired. As a whole, the current review paper undoubtedly provides a significant understanding of the overall processing performances of frequently used plant fibers, regarding a robust database for the production of sustainable ecofriendly bio-based strong polymeric composite materials particularly. (Rahman et al., 2023) However, due to their inherent hydrophilic nature and natural variability, these materials struggle to meet the necessary mechanical and thermal properties required for semistructural and structural members. To realise the full potential of these sustainable lightweight composites, overcoming their drawbacks through the understanding the fibre morphologies, fundamental structure property relationships and the enhancement of fibre-matrix adhesion are crucial. A hybrid approach can be employed to overcome some of the drawbacks found in natural FRP composites. For example, with a hybrid approach, the water repellence behaviour along with mechanical and long-term durability characteristics of natural FRP composites can be significantly improved. In order to fully exploit the hybrid approach, understanding the hybridisation design, critical processing parameters, manufacturing processes and various fibre optimisation techniques is important. (a) understanding the evolution of thermal stresses arising from the mismatch of two or more fibre types in a single matrix. Moreover, the overall performance of hybrid composites largely depends on the properties of individual fibres and their qualities, (b) an in-depth understanding of the interaction between the hybrid reinforcements, their thermal expansion relationships and synergic mechanisms is crucial. Problems associated with long term exposure to various environmental conditions such as UV radiation and cryogenic conditions are essential to designing and developing structural natural FRP composites so that these materials are resilient in harsh environments, (c) to fully realise the potential of these composites, understanding manufacturing parameters and the development of costeffective manufacturing techniques is important. The morphological structure and property variation and heterogeneity of fibres bring further challenges in designing and modelling of these new classes of lightweight composite materials and (d) better understanding of the end-of-life options of these composites using LCA in comparison to conventional composites incorporating key mechanical and thermal properties is important. Often, reliable inventory data is not available for these novel materials. Other inherent issues such as long-term durability and improving compatibility between hydrophilic reinforcements and hydrophobic matrices still pose a challenge when making maximum use of natural FRP composites. The understanding of end-of-life of hybrid composites brings a further challenge as various types of reinforcements are comprised in hybrid composites, which requires the use of various fibre separation techniques when dealing with end-of-life scenarios. (Ismail et al., 2022) Ismail, S. O., Akpan, E., & Dhakal, H. N. (2022). Review on natural plant fibres and their hybrid composites for structural applications: Recent trends and future perspectives. Composites Part C: Open Access, 9, 100322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomc.2022.100322 Rahman, M. M., Maniruzzaman, M., & Yeasmin, M. S. (2023). A state-of-the-art review focusing on the significant techniques for naturally available fibers as reinforcement in sustainable bio-composites: Extraction, processing, purification, modification, as well as characterization study. Results in Engineering, 20, 101511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2023.101511