Multicomponent Heavy Metals Adsorption by Raw Coir Dust and Processed Coir Pith: Experimental Investigation and Life Cycle Analysis

Dilshani, Ashika; Amarasinghe, Prasad; Rathnayake, Mahinsasa

doi:10.1109/mercon55799.2022.9906278

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...

Coir Fibers Used For Environmental Remediation1

Citation Types

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Year Published

2022

Publication Types

Select...

Article1

Relationship

Self Cite0

Independent1

Authors

Journals

Cited by 1 publication

(1 citation statement)

References 13 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Recent studies have suggested that raw coir is more suitable for sorption of heavy metals compared and relatively high sorption capacity of processed coir considering cost and life cycle analysis. Highest absorption efficiencies between 21 to 24% were reported for Cd, Ni and Pb (Dilshani et al 2022). A comprehensive review on the sorption of metal ions using coir in various forms have been published by James and Yadav (2021).…”

Section: Coir Fibers Used For Environmental Remediationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Coir from coconut processing waste as a raw material for applications beyond traditional uses

Stelte

Reddy²,

Barsberg³

et al. 2022

BioRes

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The global production of coconut, mainly for food and oil production, exceeds 62 million tonnes per annum. Large quantities of coconut husk remain unutilized after industrial processing, giving rise to environmental problems. This fails to exploit the potential presented by the extraction of coir, which could have numerous applications. Traditional products such as textiles, mats, and brushes made from coir are increasingly being joined by new, high-value, non-traditional uses. This review article summarizes new fields of application for coir as reinforcing fibers in binderless fiberboards, natural fiber composites, construction materials, solid biofuels, and an absorbent for heavy metals and toxic materials. The use of coir in these new fields will reduce waste and increase sustainability.

show abstract

Section: Coir Fibers Used For Environmental Remediationmentioning

confidence: 99%