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BIOINOCULANTS FOR COIR RETTING
CORD, 1995 The mesocarp of the coconut or its husk is the source of coir. Coir fibre has several potential end uses like for the manufacture of various coir products predominantly coir floor coverings, yarn, rope, rubberized coir and latest as geotextile material ...
A. N. Ravindranath, U. S. Sarma
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Bleaching and Softening of Coir Fiber Using Averrhoa Bilimbi Extract
Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022 Bleaching and softening of the hard fiber “Coir” renders it suitable for use in the coir industry, which presently adopts various chemical treatment processes that are not eco-friendly.
Revathy Rajan +3 more
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Enhancement of Fire Retardancy in Coir Fibers Using Phosphorylation Treatment
Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022 Coir fiber has been pretreated using liquid ammonia and further subjected to phosphorylation for enhancing fire retardancy using a mixture of phosphoric acid and phosphorus pentoxide.
Simimol Ansera +2 more
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Strength behaviour of kerosene coated coir fiber-reinforced expansive soil [PDF]
Facta Universitatis. Series: Architecture and Civil Engineering, 2014 Coir fibers are extracted from the husks surrounding the coconut. Coir fibers can be effectively used as reinforcing material but it has less durability and hence coir fiber coated with kerosene is used as reinforcement in the present study. The
Ramasubbarao Godavarthi Venkata
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Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022 Coir pith, a biomass residue, is generated as a byproduct during extraction of coir fiber from coconut husk. It is considered as a waste in coir industry.
Priya Jana, Siddhartha Sankar Boxi
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Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Alkaline Pretreated Coconut Coir [PDF]
, 2010 The purpose of this research is to study the effect of concentration and temperature on the cellulose and lignin content, and the reducing sugars produced in the enzymatic hydrolysis of coconut coir. In this research, the coconut coir is pretreated using
Fatmawati, Akbarningrum +2 more
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Reusing Coir-Based Substrates for Lettuce Growth: Nutrient Content and Phytonutrients Accumulation
Horticulturae, 2023 This research aimed to assess the influence of reusing coir-based substrates on growth, nutrient content, and phytonutrients accumulation in lettuce. The experiment included a new coir pith and four coir-based mixes (1) coir, biochar, and perlite; (2 ...
Rui M. A. Machado +4 more
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CHARACTERIZATION, DURABILITY, AND APPLICATION OF TREATED COIR GEOTEXTILES IN LOW VOLUME ROADS
Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022 A study was conducted to investigate the effects of chemical treatment in characterizing the tensile strength, durability, and application of untreated/treated coir geotextile in low-volume roads.
Mohit Arora, R. K. Dutta, A. Jain
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Journal of Natural Fibers, 2023 Modified coir fiber improves compatibility between fiber and matrix. To explore a better fiber treatment approach and enhance the mechanical properties of composites, this study conducted alkali treatment and acetic anhydride treatment on long and short ...
Shaofeng Ru +3 more
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Durability Study of Coir Geotextile Embedded in Different Types of Subgrade Soil
Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022 Coir fiber is a natural fiber extracted from the husk of coconut. Coir geotextiles made from coir fibers which are biodegradable and eco-friendly are a good alternative to polymeric geotextile.
M. K. Sayida +3 more
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