Abstract:
Coir is a flexible natural yarn that is hauled out from mesocap tissue or husk of
the coconut fruit. Generally coir is of rich yellow in colour once'it has been cleaned after
the removal of the coconut husk; and hence it is often called "The Golden Fibre".
By-gone is the era when coir was linked with ropes to tie cattle or stiffen the
clothesline or use as the humble foot mats, with the ubiquitous Welcome sign. Coir
today has attained class. Today it is most required category to furnish rooms and offices
with trendy look. Coir carpets decorate floors and walls allowing to its sophistication
and national flavour.
Coir is used in brushes, doormats, mattresses and sacking. A small amount is also
made into twine. Pads of curled brown coir fibre~made by needle-felting are shaped to
fill mattresses and for use in erosion control on river banks and hillsides. A major
proportion of coir pads are sprayed with rubber latex which bonds the fibres together to
be used as upholstery padding for the automobile industry. The material is also used for
insulation and packaging. The major use of coir, in rope manufacture, mats of woven
coir fibre are made from the finer grades of bristle and white fibre using hand or
mechanical looms. Coir is recommended as substitute for milled peat moss because it is
free of bacteria and fungal spores.
It is hoped that this study will definitely create awareness and motivate people to
make use of husk into value added, comfortable, and convenient and eco-friendly
products which can provide sustainable income. It will also be helpful to the nature
lovers to select and get the eco-friendly coco husk based utility materials and items
