Traditionally “Coconut Palm Fruit” is dehusked manually and outer cover HUSK (mesoderm) and NUT (endoderm) of coconut fruit a
5. Coconut fibre contained in the husk can be of high value for domestic technical textiles and other industrial applications. Grading system palm variety wise and segregation of fibres in coarse, medium and fine are yet to be commercialised for diversified high value products. Tenacity ranges from g % tex. To g % tex. Coconut fibre exhibits highest extensibility among the natural fibres on an average 30 %. Fibres are moisture resistant and relatively fire resistant too. Moisture regain of cconut fibre varies between % and coconut fibre contains 53 % alpha cellulose and lignin content about 32 per cent. Fibres have high potential for development. Coir (yarn / rope) a “product” of coconut fibre is coarse, low value. Coir industry hitherto did not recognise it as a fibre industry. Initial activity is “collection of Husk”. No coconut palm wise grading and husk wise segregation of fibres to differentiate grades coarse, medium and fine were attempted or softened to textile grade for high value fabrics and industrial products. For the first time standards for fibre are fixed size. Coarse long - 20 cm, medium fibre – 15 – 20 cm and fine fibre – 5 – 15 cm. Perimeter – Coarse – mm, medium mm and fine mm. Coconut pith is also highly valued for use in Agriculture and industry applications for polymer compounds as filler material etc.
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