This method involves deriving high-surface area activated carbon from coconut husk, which is a major agricultural residue in Kerala. The researchers under Dr Xavier T S, Department of Physics ...

Susanna Nurdjaman receives funding from ITB Community Service Program in 2018. Did you know that coconut does not just make up pina colada, it can also be used to provide protection for coastal areas?

Currently, there are about 11 million coconut farmers in the world making an average annual income of $500, he said. Husks, not shells The production process starts with the coconut husk.

Former agriculture college dean Justino Arboleda (56) has done just that. He has turned the lowly husk of the coconut fruit, the most ubiquitous plant in his native Philippines, into an award ...

The researchers estimate that replacing synthetic polyester fibers with coconut husk fibers, known as coir, will reduce petroleum consumption by 2-4 million barrels and carbon dioxide emissions by ...

The plants that dry the fruit, which burn coconut husks as a source of power, tend to be owned by local women like Mercita Rementizo, 65, who also operates a local grocery kiosk. She earns ...

Nothing is left to go waste after consuming coconut water and its fruit as Ghanaian companies have found a way in turning the hard husk of coconut into usable materials and artefacts. Coconut ...