Processing of coir:A biological approach to retting of coconut husks

dc.contributor.author	Anita Das Ravindranath
dc.date.accessioned	2014-05-15T06:44:23Z
dc.date.available	2014-05-15T06:44:23Z
dc.date.issued	1991
dc.description.abstract	White coir fibre is extracted from coconut husks after 'retting' for a period varying between six to ten months depending upon several environmental factors.With a view to explore the possibility of reducing the prolonged period required for retting and improving the quality of the coir fibre a field study was conducted at Azhikode in the N.Parm regions of Kerala which is a 'poor'* retting area. Selected strains of efficient pectin and phenol degrading bacterial cultures were inoculated into pits containing lots of husks soaked for retting.Samples of husks were analysed at regular intervals for details of degradation of the husk constituents holding the individual fibres together.It was observed that inoculation of the bacterial strains could shorten the period of retting by two and a half months and yield an improved quality of fibre with respect to colour and texture. The details of the experimental field study are presented in this paper.	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Cord-07(2) 1991 pp.52-57	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1285
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.title	Processing of coir:A biological approach to retting of coconut husks	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US

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