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Trends in rooting media in Dutch horticulture during the period 2001-2005: The new growing media project [PDF]
, 2009 An overview of the developments in the area and volume of substrates used for horticultural rooting media in Holland in the period 2001 to 2005 is given.
Blok, C., Verhagen, J.B.G.M.
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Effect of Chemical Treatment on the Tensile Strength Behavior of Coir Geotextiles
Journal of Natural Fibers, 2020 The present study investigates the effects of chemical treatment on the tensile strength behavior of the two woven and two nonwoven coir geotextiles. The results reveal that tensile elongation at failure for the untreated and treated woven and nonwoven ...
Vivek, Rakesh Kumar Dutta, Raman Parti
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Plants, 2022 The use of municipal solid waste compost (MSW) and biochar, two renewable resources with a low carbon footprint as components of substrates, may be an alternative to reducing peat and coir usage.
Rui M. A. Machado +4 more
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Engineering and Applied Science Research, 2022 Vacuum oven heat treatments were done to enhance the properties of coir fibre for improved performance in composites. Their effects on the mechanical properties of coir fibres were investigated.
Chioma Ifeyinwa Madueke +2 more
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CORD, 2012 Coir is the natural hard fruit fibre extracted from the exocarp of the coconut. The fibre has over 40 percent lignin and is spun into yarn and rope. Coir is used globally for manufacturing floor coverings as home furnishing.
Radhakrishnan S
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Effect of Chemical Treatment on the Durability Behavior of Coir Geotextiles
Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022 The paper presents the effect of chemical treatment on the durability study of untreated/treated woven/non-woven coir geotextile. The p-aminophenol, sodium periodate, and sodium hydroxide were used for the treatment of the coir geotextiles.
Vivek, R.K. Dutta, Anita Kumari
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The Effects of Biogeotextiles on the Stabilization of Roadside Slopes in Lithuania. [PDF]
, 2006 Soil erosion, Water erosion, Soil conservation, Geotextiles, Geotextile mats, Roadside slopes, Vegetation cover, Biogeotextiles , Palm mat geotextiles - Borassus aethiopum - Mauritia flexuosa - Buriti mats - BORASSUS Project - LithuaniaBiogeotextiles ...
Booth, Colin A. +3 more
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Application of fuzzy linear regression models for predicting tumor size of colorectal cancer in Malaysia's Hospital [PDF]
, 2015 Fuzzy linear regression analysis has become popular among researchers and standard model in analysing data vagueness phenomena. These models were represented by five statistical models such as multiple linear regression, fuzzy linear regression (Tanaka),
Ahmad Hilmi Azman +7 more
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Characterization and Properties of Sri Lankan Coir Fibre
CORD, 2010 This study mainly concentrated on revealing the scientific data on the properties of Sri Lankan coir fibre and classifying them into different grades based on scientific parameters instead of visual observations to establish quality specifications for ...
Dineth S. Samarawickrama
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Effect of different lignocellulosic fibres on poly(ε-caprolactone)-based composites for potential applications in orthotics [PDF]
, 2015 This work compares the mechanical and thermal behaviour of fully biodegradable biocomposites based on polycaprolactone reinforced with three different natural fibres, namely hemp, sisal and coir, for potential applications in the field of orthoses.
DE SANTIS, Rita +7 more
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