coir pith, a byproduct of coconut fibers and waste material from the coir industry, is stable and not easily degradable due to its high lignin content. coir pith takes a decade to decompose thereby posing environmental hazard and disposal problem. pollution by plastics creates an alternative solution to reduce problems. hence the potential use of coir industrial wastes for production of biopla...

Natural fibers have been used to reinforce materials for many years. More currently they have been employed in combination with plastics. Many types of natural fibers have been investigated for use in plastics including flax, hemp, jute, cotton and banana. Natural fibers have the advantage that they are renewable resources and have marketing appeal. These agricultural wastes can be used to prep...