This work aims to verify the possibility of valuing coconut husk fiber through pyrolysis for production carbonized, and evaluate influence conditions in its potential use as a soil conditioner. Biomass were pyrolyzed used peak temperatures 350, 450 550 °C, with immersion time 30 minutes. The characterization included analyses bulk density, proximate analyses, X-RF, total carbon, pH, electrical ...

The global production of coconut, mainly for food and oil production, exceeds 62 million tonnes per annum. Large quantities coconut husk remain unutilized after industrial processing, giving rise to environmental problems. This fails exploit the potential presented by extraction coir, which could have numerous applications. Traditional products such as textiles, mats, brushes made from coir are...

The worldwide production of microbial enzymes is generally limited by the cost substrate used for cultivation microorganisms. Thinking a low-cost and abundant lignocellulosic substrate, coconut fiber an alternative because it rich in cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, presenting itself as promising raw material enzyme cocktail, which can be second-generation biofuels. objective this work was to ...

Six ruminally fistulated Hereford steers (body weight=414±13 kg) were used in a switch back design to determine whether two particle sizes of alfalfa hay (18.75 and 4.65 mm theoretical cut length) influenced salivary secretion during eating. The experiment carried out in two 26-d periods, with 11-d of adaptation to ration, followed by 5 d for determining the level of voluntary feed intake, 7-d ...