Strawberry is an important fruit crop within the UK. To reduce the impact of soil-borne diseases and extend the production season, more than half of the UK strawberry production is now in substrate (predominantly coir) under protection. Substrates such as coir are usually depleted of microbes including arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and consequently the introduction of beneficial microbes i...

The demand for natural fiber-reinforced sustainable products is increasing continuously worldwide. technology to produce lignocellulosic cementitious materials currently limited; hence, new routes composite development are being explored. current study presents an innovative semi-dry implemented on material (coir fiber and Scots pine particle) reinforced panels. Composite panels of 12 mm thickn...

Fiber reinforced composites plays major role in improving the strength of various applications current trends. Based on these trends combination natural jute/coir fiber hybrid composite different size length was examined this study. The fabricated by compression moulding technique impregnating jute and coir with unsaturated polyester resin, Cobalt octoate methyl-ethyl-ketone peroxide as acceler...

The surface of coconut coir pith, a lignocellulosic polymer was modified with a cationic surfactant, hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide and used as an adsorbent for the removal of sulfate from aqueous solutions. Optimum pH for maximum removal of sulfate was found to be 2.0. Adsorption has been found to be concentration dependent and follows pseudo second order kinetics. Langmuir, Freundlich and...

A composite material is a combination of two or more materials arranged in the form of layer one on the other layer using binding material through some prescribed methods. In the Glass fibre coconut fibre human hair hybrid composite method, the epoxy resin is used as binding material, in which one layer is formed of glass fibre, followed by coconut fibre and then by human hair. By using hand la...

Drying kinetics of coir pith was studied and the properties of compressed coir pith discs were analyzed. Coir pith particles were oven dried in the range of temperatures from 100 to 240 °C and the rehydration ability of compressed coir pith was evaluated by finding the volume expansion. The optimum drying temperature was found to be 140 °C. Hot air drying was carried out to examine the drying k...

In this study the biodegradative activity of Pleurotus ostreatus was tested against a natural waste (Coir) along with a synthetic polymer waste (Nylon 6). Lignin modifying enzymes such as laccase, lignin peroxidase and manganese peroxidase activity were tested for coir and nylon 6 degradation in solid substrate fermentation. Enumeration of degradation with loss of weight, lignin degradation ass...

This paper presents the results of a field experiment conducted in Kerala, South India, to test the effectiveness of coir geotextiles for embankment protection. The results reveal that treatment with geotextile in combination with grass is an effective eco-hydrological measure to protect steep slopes from erosion. In the context of sustainable watershed management, coir is a cheap and locally a...

Malang Regency produced 690,136 tons banana in 2016. The production is line with the waste (banana stalks). Banana stalks contain 83.3% cellulose and 2.97% lignin, of which can be used as raw material for paperboard making. However, leaf paper has a low tensile strength 7.45 N/mm2, so additional fibers to strengthen necessary, such coconut coir 46.67 N/mm2. This research aimed formulate making,...