Jute Composite Material and Its Innovative Applications in a Sustainable Economy

The recent internationally driven sustainability discussions and the need to embrace circular economies have sparked off intense studies of bio-based materials as alternatives to the synthetic, petroleum-based composites. One of these, jute, a lignocellulosic bast fiber, has become a leader because it is renewable, has high specific strength and is also biodegradable. The paper will look at the expanding opportunities of the jute composite materials as covers its material properties, earlier methods of its fabrication and the newer usage that it opens in various industries. In this review, jute composites are shown to have excellent environmental benefits regarding a smaller carbon footprint and recyclability at the end of their life through a qualitative synthesis of existing literature. Nevertheless, commercial proliferation of such composites would hang on the achievement of the internal hurdles like hydrophilic vulnerability and inconsistency in the characteristics of fibers. The paper wraps up with strategic materials science research, scale-up, and cross-sectoral investigation recommendations, assuming that jute composites will play a significant part in the shift to more sustainable material systems in the automotive, construction and packaging sectors, among others.