USES OF COIR FIBRE, ITS PRODUCTS & IMPLEMENTATION OF GEO-COIR IN BANGLADESH

Abstract

Coir fibre is obtained from husk of coconut & composed of highly lignified form of cellulose. [1] All coir fibre falls into two distinctly different categories viz. white coir and brown coir the differences between two categories are due to the conditions of husk used, the method of extraction, the physical properties as well as in the uses. Geo-coir are made of pure coir drawn from the husk of the coconut without adding any synthetic material - a cent percent natural product. The whole thing can be expressed as geo-textile. A large amount of coir fibres can be collected, processed & used in Bangladesh.