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Conventional synthetic materials in engineering applications are imprinting our ecosystem with non-biodegradable wastes. Environmental awareness throughout the world has influenced materials design and selection, which is leading to orientation from synthetic to biodegradable materials. Efforts are put to improve the properties of existing natural materials for engineering applications. In this study hemp fabric was subjected to alkalization, maleic anhydride treatment and cryogenic treatment, to improve the fabric's physiochemical properties. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA), and Differential Thermo gravimetric Analysis (DTG) were used to investigate the changes in thermal behaviour of untreated and treated fabric. Physical properties such as functional groups of fabrics were studied and compared with Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Alkalization and …