Coconut husk: A sustainable solution for eco-friendly packaging applications

A Özkan Karabacak, Ö Süfer… - Environment, Development …, 2024 - Springer
This paper explores the use of coconut husk as an eco-friendly alternative for packaging. It
details the composition, extraction, and processing techniques of coconut husk …

Anatomical traits of the principal fruits: An overview

M Cerri, L Reale - Scientia Horticulturae, 2020 - Elsevier
Angiosperms exhibit a wide diversity of fruit with different anatomical traits which reflect their
main characteristics, such as metabolism and dispersal system. Fruit pericarp, which in true …

[PDF][PDF] Comparative study of the characteristics of green and brown coconut fibers for the development of green composites

MG Lomelí-Ramírez, RR Anda… - …, 2018 - bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu
The growing consumption of tender coconut water in Brazil has resulted in a generation of
green husk, which in turn has led to pollution, as it takes eight to ten years to degrade. With …

Experimentation and prediction analysis on the mechanical performance of fish scale and coconut shell powder-based composites

L KS, BK Shanmugam, S Mayya D, P BP… - Journal of Natural …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In India, the utilization of natural fibers for developing new composites with desirable
properties has been increasing from the last decade. Bio-waste such as fish scale and …

Functional gradients in the pericarp of the green coconut inspire asymmetric fibre-composites with improved impact strength, and preserved flexural and tensile …

N Graupner, D Labonte, H Humburg… - Bioinspiration & …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Here we investigate the mechanical properties and structural design of the pericarp of the
green coconut (Cocos nucifera L.). The pericarp showed excellent impact characteristics …

Impact modelling and a posteriori non-destructive evaluation of homogeneous particleboards of sugarcane bagasse

H Zhang, S Sfarra, F Sarasini, J Fiorelli… - Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
With a view to gaining an in-depth assessment of the response of particleboards (PBs) to
different in-service loading conditions, samples of high-density homogeneous PBs of …

Laboratory evaluation of permeability characteristics of cocologs

KP Indulekha, PK Jayasree, K Balan… - Journal of Natural …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Cocologs, which are made out of coir fibers, have proven to be an erosion control product
along river banks. Cocologs are densely packed coconut fibers wrapped in coir net. This …

Optimization on the Dry Sliding Wear Behaviour of Mercerized Coconut Inflorescence Fibril Fortified Unsaturated Polyester Composites

S Karthik, VP Arunachalam, MP Sundhar… - IOP Conference …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The contemporary work emphasizes the importance of using coconut inflorescence fibril as
a viable alternate to manmade fibril in polymer matrix composites for application …

[PDF][PDF] Mechanical characterization of whole coconut shell

C Mizera, P Hrabe, D Herák - 58th International Conference of …, 2017 - 2017.icmd.cz
The article is focused on the description of whole coconut shell under compression loading.
The coconuts (Cocos nucifera) were used for this experiment. The coconuts were measured …

[PDF][PDF] Optimization on the Dry Sliding Wear Behaviour of Mercerized Coconut Inflorescence Fibril Fortified Unsaturated Polyester Composites

WH Al-Jubory, A Badawy, S Karthik, VP Arunachalam - researchgate.net
The contemporary work emphasizes the importance of using coconut inflorescence fibril as
a viable alternate to manmade fibril in polymer matrix composites for application …