Extraction of fibers from coconut husks and yarn production.

Abstract

The study analysed the coconut fibers, also known as coir fibers, and yams from Coconut husks for their spinnability and weavability properties. The properties analysed are count strength product (CSP), micronnaire, single yarn strength, RKM. I used water retting and manual extraction to get the fibers where in water retting the coconut husks were steeped in water for three weeks to extract the fibers and in manual extraction, fibres were scrapped off the coconut husk by use of hands. Sodium hydroxide solution; caustic soda was used at two different concentrations of 10% and 20% to soften these fibres. This caustic soda solution removes and solubilizes impurities from the fibres. The control experiment processes were done without the use of chemicals for treating the coir fibers.