1. Department of Biosystems Technology, Faculty of Technology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Homagama, Sri Lanka
2. Department of Chemistry and Physics, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
3. Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA
4. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA