The Philippines is home to 347 million coconut trees and yields an average of 14 million tons of coconut fruits a year. Aside ...

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 ...

The reason is that coconut husk, which is burnt along with incense in the dhunuchi (partially open earthenware pots) is unavailable in the city. The dance is usually performed in the evening ...

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 ...

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?

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 ...

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.

Or maybe not. See, the medal would probably melt because this game, dubbed fire football, involves playing soccer by kicking around a flaming coconut husk that’s been soaked in kerosene for two ...

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 ...

Some are even targeted for use in crash parts. Ford’s latest research: Seeing if discarded coconut husks can be a lightweight reinforcing material in storage bins, trim, and underbody panels.