Coconut Coir Experimental Process for Producing an Alternative Block Toy Compound

Saiful Bahari Mohd Yusoff,Zalina Ibrahim,Shah Jhihan Abdullah,Sinin Hamdan

doi:10.14419/ijet.v7i3.18.16676

Abstract

Currently, children’s block toys use solid wood, processed wood and Medium-Density Fiber board (MDF). MDF is a mixture of sawdust that is held together with wax, resin and formaldehyde and has been widely used to produce children’s toys. MDF are heavy and found to be health hazardous especially to children. This research focuses on the process of transforming the waste from the coconut coir/husk as an alternative to the current unsafe materials into toy block. The coconut coir/husk is creatively processed to produce children toy block that are soft, lightweight, cheap, harmless for children to use and environmental friendly. The process involved treatment of insignificant waste and transforming it into a competitive product, thus reducing mass pollution by the coconut farmers and open burning of coconut coir/husks.

Highlights

Introduction have yet to be ventureda material from coconut coir/husk is proposed using a simple and cost saving process.Coconut tree is commonly known to make many products
Apart from the many usage of the coconut tree, many research ventured into a more scientific studies to help increase the versatility of the coconut tree especially the coconut coir/husk. [4] looked at the production process of coir and coir products; [5] experimented coconut peat to find alternative artificial soil ingredient for the earthworm toxicity testing. [6] investigated the use of Coco Coir Polypropylene as thermal insulator and [7] developed paper using coir fibers as a product packaging
The first stage is the processing of the raw material which are divided into the treatment of the coconut coir/husk and the treatment of the coir fiber

Summary

Introduction

A material from coconut coir/husk is proposed using a simple and cost saving process. Coconut tree is commonly known to make many products. According to [1], the coconut tree is named “the Tree of Life” because almost every part of the coconut tree can be used to make precious products for the locals. Research based on coconut studies had been done in many countries to seek the potential usage of coconut tree [2,3]. Apart from the many usage of the coconut tree, many research ventured into a more scientific studies to help increase the versatility of the coconut tree especially the coconut coir/husk. [4] looked at the production process of coir and coir products; [5] experimented coconut peat to find alternative artificial soil ingredient for the earthworm toxicity testing. Apart from the many usage of the coconut tree, many research ventured into a more scientific studies to help increase the versatility of the coconut tree especially the coconut coir/husk. [4] looked at the production process of coir and coir products; [5] experimented coconut peat to find alternative artificial soil ingredient for the earthworm toxicity testing. [6] investigated the use of Coco Coir Polypropylene as thermal insulator and [7] developed paper using coir fibers as a product packaging

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