In this study, phenol was adsorbed by commercial coconut shell charcoal (CSC), which is inexpensive, commercially available, non-toxic, and environmentally friendly. The measurements, namely the density functional theory (DFT) calculation, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR), were conducted to characterize features of CSC. highest removal efficiency rea...

Abstrak. Papan partikel merupakan komposit yang tersusun dari filler (penguat) dan matriks (pengikat). dapat dibuat bahan limbah pertanian mengandung selulosa seperti tempurung kelapa. Penelitian ini menggunakan kelapa sebagai resin epoksi (RE) matriks. dilakukan dengan memvariasikan ukuran (60, 80, 100 120 mesh) komposisi kelapa:perekat RE (70:30, 75:25, 80:20, 85:15 vol.%) untuk memperoleh si...

The effectiveness of low cost agro-based materials namely, Tamarindus indica seed (TS), crushed coconut shell (CS), almond shell (AS), ground nut shell (GS) and walnut shell (WS) were evaluated for Cr(VI) removal. Batch test indicated that hexavalent chromium sorption capacity (q(e)) followed the sequence q(e)(TS) > q(e)(WS) > q(e)(AS) > q(e)(GS) > q(e)(CS). Due to high sorptive capacity, tamar...

Environmental concerns have resulted in the search for environmentally friendly natural oils for use as mosquito larvacide. Methylated coconut oil has been found to be toxic to mosquito larvae. However, the use of methylated coconut oil is limited by resource constraints in rural communities in Papua New Guinea and other Pacific Island countries where coconut oil is produced by traditional meth...

Coconut stand out as the foremost amongst the palms that human kind has discovered for is multifarious uses to sustain and support life. In recent years emphasis is focused on product diversification, by products utilization and development of value added coconut products to improve the coconut economy. Coconut jam is a traditional high sugar coconut food product, commonly consumed as desert, b...