Coir Research Articles

Test Method for Studying the Shrinkage Effect under Controlled Environmental Conditions for Concrete Reinforced with Coconut Fibres.

This study proposes a novel test method and corresponding procedure to evaluate how coconut fibres affect crack propagation rates resulting from plastic shrinkage during the accelerated drying of concrete slabs. The experiment employed concrete plate specimens, which were used to simulate slab structural elements with a surface dimension notably greater than their thickness. These slabs were reinforced with coconut fibre with 0.5%, 0.75%, and 1% fibre content. A wind tunnel was designed to simulate two significant climate parameters (wind speed and air temperature), which could impact the cracking behaviour of surface elements. The proposed wind tunnel allowed air temperature to be controlled alongside wind speed while monitoring moisture loss and the cracking propagation process. During testing, a photographic recording method was used to evaluate cracking behaviour, with the total crack length serving as a parameter to assess the impact of fibre content on the crack propagation of slab surfaces. Additionally, crack depth was measured using ultrasound equipment. The results indicate that the proposed test method was appropriate for future research, allowing for the evaluation of the effect of natural fibres on the plastic shrinkage behaviour of surface elements under controlled environmental conditions. Based on initial studies and the results obtained through the proposed test method, concrete containing 0.75% fibre content exhibited significantly reduced crack propagation on slab surfaces, as well as a reduction in the crack depth caused by plastic shrinkage during the early age of the concrete.

COMPOSITE VOICE-ABSORBING MATERIALS MADE OF POLYESTER-REINFORCED PARTICLES WASTE GLASS PLASTIC AD BIOCOMPOSITE FIBER

Natural fiber as a sound-absorbing biocompisite material is believed to not only reduce noise pollution but also to absorb heat. There are many underutilized coconut husks, which so far the use of coconut husks is only conventional. The focus of this research is to find the right solution in the use of coconut fiber as well as composite material engineering for technological purposes. The research method will use pure experiments using controlled specimens in the mechanical Engineering laboratory of ITB, including mechanicals tests, soundproofing. The results of he tensile test are the tensile strength of the largest coconut fiber composite fiber is found in the fiber volume fraction of 25% with a value of 59.072 Mpa, followed by 20% fiber fraction with a value of 59.025 Mpa, 15% fiber fraction with a value of 56.736 Mpa, fiber fraction 10% with a value of 56.807 Mpa, 5% fiber fraction with a value 53.736. and for he results of the soundproof test with frequency of 250 Hz – 2000 Hz at 5% fiber fraction, it has an absorption coefficient value of 0,03, 10% fiber fraction, has an absorption coefficient value of 0.18, 15% fiber fraction has an absorption coefficient value of 0.18. 0.18, the fiber fraction of 20 has an absorption coefficient of 0.22, the fiber fraction of 25% has an absorption coefficient of 0.28.

Evaluation of Coconut Fibre Reinforced Low Density Polyethelene Composites

Physical, mechanical and dynamic properties of composites produced from coconut fibres using pure water sachet (LDPE) as matrix were evaluated in this study in order to assess its suitability for use as particleboards. The LDPE (waste water sachets) and coconut coir/fibre were collected, shredded and milled into pellets. Five compositions with coconut fibre loading 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25%, and corresponding LDPE of 95, 90, 85, 80 and 75%. A sixth sample with 100% LDPE was also produced as control. The LDPE samples were heated at 170°C for 30 minutes, and each melted solution was loaded with the corresponding coconut fibres and the mixture stirred and poured into a pre-designed metallic mould, pressed and cured in air for 24 hours. The results show that water absorption, swelling thickness and flaking concentration increased with, while the density decreased. The bending strength decreased with fibre loading, while the tensile strength, compressive strength and modulus of elasticity increased with increasing loading to a point before decreasing sharply. The results of dynamic mechanical analysis for the storage and loss modulus shows that as the temperature of the samples was increased these properties reduced except for the damping factor which increased. On the whole, the results showed that the sample with 15% coconut fibres loading and 85% LDPE exhibits more desirable properties compared with the others. These results imply that the composites produced from coconut fibres with LDPE as a matrix can be used as particleboards as well as in areas other areas of applications in the automobile industries. This will improve on savings in foreign exchange and mitigate environmental degradation as result of indiscriminate disposal of portable water sachets and coconut fibres.

Concrete with Coconut Fibre Treated with Sodium Hypochlorite – Compressive and Flexural Strength

Concrete needs to be reinforced to improve its engineering qualities. Coconut fibres were employed for this study since they are widely accessible and come in big numbers. The study compares the qualities of plain concrete and concrete reinforced with coconut fibre based on a laboratory experiment. Better management of these waste fibres will result from using coconut fibres. Two types of coconut fibre treatment were employed – treatment with tap water and treatment with sodium hypochlorite. It is found in this study that adding 1% of coconut fibre does not increase the concrete strength after 7 and 14 days of curing. However, it was discovered that using 1% coconut fibres treated using tap water increased the compressive and flexural strength of the concrete after 28 days of curing by roughly 4% and 3%, respectively. Compressive and flexural strength development agrees very well with each other. Hence, it is concluded that 1% was the ideal fibre concentration (by weight of cement) to obtain a better 28th day of compressive and flexural strength, although not for 7 and 14 days. However, concrete with the highest strengths demonstrated a very low slump value, only 20 mm. A smaller or bigger slump value showed smaller concrete strengths.

Bat As An Installation Art Creation Ideas

This thesis raises the theme "bats as an idea for creating art installations." Starting from past memories when the author was still in grade V of Elementary School (SD) the writer and his friends played and caught small bats which are often called jempiit in the garden behind the house, after school the writer and friends took the time to play in the garden behind the house to catch or look for small bats (pinch). Bats are a member of the mammal group, and the only animals from this group that can fly. This capability, coupled with the ability to navigate at night using an acoustic orientation system (echolocation), makes bats an interesting animal. But there are some people who consider bats to be evil animals as in other places in the world, these flying mammals are often misunderstood. From the description above, the writer will make it happen by transforming bats into installation art, this work is made by the author using recycled materials such as used paper, coconut fiber, tissue, bamboo and cardboard.

An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Recycled Coconut Fiber and Rice Husk as Filter Media for Wastewater Treatment

The most vitally significant ingredient that all life on earth needs in order to survive is water. The global rate of wastewater discharge is rising quickly in tandem with population growth. As a result, wastewater treatment is a viable option to take into account for increased water demands. This investigation's primary objectives are to examine the contaminants found in wastewater and assess the efficiency of filtering collected wastewater using a mixture of coconut fibers, rice husks, sand, and stone chips. The untreated wastewater was gathered from KUET's six separate residence halls in Bangladesh. Inflow water and outflow water from filter media were used to measure a number of wastewater quality characteristics for the samples that were collected. Physical and chemical tests such as those for suspended particles, pH, turbidity, total coliform, and fecal coliform are among the factors examined in this study. Both coconut fiber and rice husk have been found to be useful as filter medium for the removal of contaminants present in wastewater. Because coconut fiber has a large number of micro pores with a standard surface area, it eliminates fungus and rice husk functions as an adsorbent for pollutants in wastewater.

Effect of fly ash and waste glass powder as a fractional substitute on the performance of natural fibers reinforced concrete

Stockpiling and landfilling of waste glass (WG) is becoming a severe environmental issue around the World as hundreds of tons of WG are dumped on the land. The present research assesses the behavior of WG in a concrete mixture as a partial replacement of sand to attain the optimal percentage of waste glass. Due to the production of ordinary Portland cement (OPC), the natural reserves of limestone are depleting fast, and the production of OPC also leads to a high proportion of carbon dioxide (CO2), so it is essential to utilize industrial by-products such as fly ash (FA) to replace cement partially. In the current study, the WG is used as a fractional substitute of sand in different proportions (14 %, 15 %, 16 %, 17 %, 18 %, 19 %, 20 %), with 20 % FA as a replacement for OPC, with 2.5 % coconut fibers (CFs) to improve the flexural strength of concrete. Engineering properties such as compressive and flexural strength, water permeability, sorptivity, density, voids ratio, resistance against fire, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectra were assessed. The outcomes showed that the M4 mixture (WG16-FA20-CFs2.5) had the utmost optimal performance, as 15.8 % and 9.57 % compression strength and flexural strength were improved at the curing of 90 days. During exposure of samples to fire, concrete with 16 % WG lost only 38.7 %, 44.2 % mass and compressive strength at 600 °C, which was the most lowered among other mixtures. Because of the utilization of FA, the concrete’s matrix gets denser, leading to improved water-related characteristics of concrete. It was observed that adding more than 16 %, WG led to reduced strength and durability properties of concrete. The current research confirmed that the 16 % WG, 20 % FA, and 2.5 % CFs could be replaced in concrete to produce improved, eco-friendly concrete.

Composites Based on Sustainable Biomass Fiber for Automotive Brake Pads

Biomass fibers are promising materials for applications in modern vehicles. They have great economic and ecological significance, as well as a great potential in the fabrication of composite materials due to the relatively high level of strength and rigidity, low density, availability, recyclability, and biodegradability. In this context, the focus is on the development of automotive brake pad materials from sustainable sources. This work refers to the investigation of the behavior of composite materials made of biomass fibers, phenolic resin, graphite and aluminum oxide. These materials are intended to be used for brake pads on automobiles with moderate efficiency. For this purpose, three recipes of composite materials with different percentages of coconut fiber and wood powder were developed in laboratory. The physical and mechanical as well as functional properties of these composite materials with varying amounts of biomass fibers are examined in this paper. The best performances in this terms was obtained for the composite material containing the highest amount of wood powder and the lowest amount of coconut fiber.

Innovations and trends in the coconut agroindustry supply chain: A technological surveillance and foresight analysis

Coconut (Cocos nucifera) is a raw material that has gained particular relevance for agribusiness in recent years. This has come about largely owing to the paradigm shift regarding its genuine nutritional benefits. It is especially due to innovation that has been incorporated into agro-industrial processing and the development of new products, and the fruits of such labor can be seen in the growing demand by consumers around the world. Integrally making full use of coconut, it turns out, is extremely important for agribusiness. Coconut indeed has become a benchmark, not only from the environmental dimension but also from the social and economic perspectives both of the communities that plant it and the agribusinesses that transform it. This study aims to identify technologies, new uses, trends, and innovations related to the coconut agro-industrial chain, as well as their prioritization, by means of a prospective study, using the Delphi method in two rounds. Two methods applied at the methodological level comprised a technological surveillance study by means of a literature review in a SCOPUS database, PatentsInspiration, complemented with commercial surveillance for the four major topics of plastic wood, coconut oil extraction, high salinity and moisture, and small-scale coconut by-products. Moreover, the Delphi method was used, in two rounds, with 178 topics, technologies, and innovations, classified into seven thematic groups. The Delphi was answered by 32 experts in the two rounds. Vantage Point text mining software was also applied for the analysis of the surveillance results. Within the seven thematic groups, the following 10 priority technologies are highlighted: functional phytochemicals, non-caloric sweeteners, coconut milk preservation technologies, water activity and shelf life, coconut sugar extraction methods, batch and continuous drying technologies, lyophilization, coconut fiber and shredded recycled PET, magnetic particle modification of activated carbon derived from coconut shell and biochar to effectively remove phenol from water, and biodegradable packaging for coconut derivatives. In addition, the following topics were prioritized in the sustainability grouper: sustainable agriculture, bioeconomy, family agriculture, and circular economy.

Pemanfaatan Limbah Plastik Dan Serabut Kelapa Menjadi Paving Blok

Plastic waste is still a problem that has not yet found a solution. The use of plastic-based objects is still in great demand so that waste from plastic waste needs good management measures so that it does not further contaminate land and waters. According to Indonesian domestic waste statistics, the type of plastic waste produced accounts for 5.4 million tons annually or 14% of total waste production. Plastic has a long carbon chain so it takes a very long time for plastic waste to decompose naturally. In this research, paving blocks will be made from plastic waste of the PET type (polyethylene terephthalate) mixed with coconut fiber, considering that Situbondo district has a long coastline of 150 km so the potential for the existence of coconut trees which are found in this area also produces a lot of coconut fiber waste. As for this study, it aims to determine the best composition of the combination of the amount of mixing between sand, plastic and coconut fiber in the manufacture of plastic paving blocks. The compressive strength test in this study was carried out manually using a gallon and water. The compressive strength test with good results was obtained on a composition of 210 grams of sand, 70 grams of plastic and 10 grams of fiber.

Improving the Physical and Mechanical Characteristics of Modified Aerated Concrete by Reinforcing with Plant Fibers

An urgent and promising direction in the development of building materials science is the improvement of the quality of non-autoclaved aerated concrete. In view of the obvious disadvantages of non-autoclaved aerated concrete compared to the autoclaved equivalent in terms of technology, it can be significantly improved because of a rationally selected composition and other factors of a recipe-technological nature. The goal of the study was to search for complex compositions and technological solutions aimed at identifying rational combinations of recipe-technological factors as simultaneous modifications of aerated concrete with various additives and dispersed the reinforcement of it with various environmentally friendly and cost-effective types of plant fibers. Fly ash (FA), instead of part of the cement, proved to be more effective than the GGBS additive. The compressive strength (CS), bending strength (BS), and coefficient of construction quality (CCQ) were higher by 4.5%, 3.8%, and 1.7%, respectively, while the density and thermal conductivity (TC) were lower by 0.7% and 3.6%, respectively, compared with aerated concrete modified with ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS). The additional reinforcement of modified aerated concrete with coconut fiber (CF) and sisal fiber (SF) in an amount of 0.6% of the total mass of cement and modifier increases the CS to 15%, BS to 22% and CCQ to 16%. The SF was more effective than the CF. Aerated concrete modified with FA and reinforced with SF showed the highest efficiency. Compared to the control composition without modifiers or fibers, the increase in the CS was up to 40%, BS up to 47%, and CCQ up to 43%, while the decrease in density was up to 2.6%, and TC up to 15%.

Development of a phosphorous-based biorefinery process for producing lignocellulosic functional materials from coconut wastes

This work aimed to develop a phosphorous-based biorefinery process for obtaining phosphorylated lignocellulosic fractions in a one-pot protocol from coconut fiber. Natural coconut fiber (NCF) was mixed with 85 % m/m H3PO4 at 70 °C for 1 h to yield the modified coconut fiber (MCF), aqueous phase (AP), and coconut fiber lignin (CFL). MCF was characterized by its TAPPI, FTIR, SEM, EDX, TGA, WCA, and P content. AP was characterized regarding its pH, conductivity, glucose, furfural, HMF, total sugars and ASL contents. CFL structure was evaluated by FTIR, 1H, 31P and 1H-13C HSQC NMR, TGA and P content and was compared to that of milled wood lignin (MWL). It was observed that MCF and CFL were phosphorylated during the pulping (0.54 and 0.23 % wt., respectively), while AP has shown high sugar levels, low inhibitor content, and some remaining phosphorous. The phosphorylation of MCF and CFL also showed an enhancement of their thermal and thermo-oxidative properties. The results show that a platform of functional materials such as biosorbents, biofuels, flame retardants, and biocomposites can be created through an eco-friendly, simple, fast, and novel biorefinery process.

Influence of Fibers on Fresh and Mechanical Properties of (FRC) Fiber Reinforced Concrete, A Step Towards Sustainability

Abstract Mostly used material is concrete which has versatile quality for construction works. Fibrous concrete have significant factor that improve the scale and value to concrete for humid environments with significant role. Day by day abundant demand and use of concrete is increasing. It is considered as a 2nd largest building material due to the major productivity. By the use of fibrous concrete, some bonding and environmental issues have been addressed. Keeping in this view, an experimental based study is conducted to evaluate the strength of fiber reinforced concrete at different percentages 0%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5% and 2.0%. All percentages are added by the weight of concrete with all fibers. In this connection, one hundred and fifty-three cylinders of five mixes are prepared. Workability checked of fresh concrete during the pouring of concrete cylinders. Poured cylinders’ samples are left for different curing ages at 7 and 28 days. One hundred and two cylinders for compression at 7 and 28days but fifty-one cylinders for split tensile test at 28days with all fibers i.e. glass fiber, steel fiber, coconut fiber and polypropylene fiber. After curing, compression and split tensile tests are performed to check the strength of hardened concrete. Workability of five mixes lies between 40-90mm.Fibrous concrete is suitable for humid environment where high strength and voids less concrete are required. Addition of fibers in concrete may improves the strength parameters as well as to increase the bonding and tensile properties of concrete. It reduces the quantity of water to be used in concrete. Also the use of different types of fibers has been proved to be economical and is considered as environmental friendly construction material.

The Usage of Organic Waste in Porous Asphalt

Porous asphalt is a mixture of asphalt with a low proportion of fine aggregate to obtain high air void content, which would create a water drainage path inside the pavement to be channelled into the drainage system. Usually, the materials used as filler are relatively expensive, such as Portland cement and lime, and hence, it is necessary to look for other cheaper alternative materials, such as organic waste. This study aims to determine the effect of using organic waste as a filler in porous asphalt mixtures on the Marshall and Permeability tests results. The organic wastes chosen were used coffee grounds (7%, 8%, 9%), tofu dregs (7%, 8%, 9%), sawdust (7%, 8%, 9%), and coconut fibre (4%, 5%, 6%). The porous asphalt in this study was prepared based on the Australian Asphalt Pavement Association (AAPA) standard. The results showed that the best outcome came from using 7% of sawdust on the porous asphalt mixture.

A sustainable cementitious composite reinforced with natural fibers: An experimental and numerical study

Eco-friendly nature, low cost, life-cycle superiority and lightweight are the key drivers pushing today's technology towards employing natural fibers as reinforcement for cementitious-based composites. The present study provides an extensive experimental and finite element analysis aiming to develop a sustainable cementitious composite reinforced with natural fibers. Different concentrations of kenaf and coconut fibers were chemically treated and incorporated into the stabilized sand and specimens were cast and compacted using a modified compaction method. The mechanical, microstructural, and durability properties of the specimens were investigated by various types of tests. A validated 3D slab track model was also developed using a finite element method, which includes all components of the railway infrastructure to assess the performances of this composite under realistic operation scenarios. The outcomes indicated that reinforcing cementitious composite with a certain amount of kenaf fiber (1.5% wt of dry sand) can significantly improve the mechanical behavior and durability performance of the composite through microstructural enhancement. This study opens proper perspectives on the immense potential of the natural fibers in order to develop sustainable, reliable and affordable cementitious composites for different infrastructures applications related to structural layers in transportation, pavements, slope protection and stabilization, embankment, and building foundation.

Agricultural Byproducts Used as Low-Cost Adsorbents for Removal of Potentially Toxic Elements from Wastewater: A Comprehensive Review

Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) are ubiquitous chemical compounds in the environment due to contamination of air, water, or soil. They are primarily sourced from fossil fuel combustion, mining and smelting, electroplating, dyes and pigments, agricultural treatments, and plastic and metallic industries. These chemical contaminants can produce various adverse effects when they enter the human body and can also affect crops and aquatic ecosystems. To address these issues, researchers are developing various techniques, including ion exchange, membrane filtration, photocatalysis, electrochemical methods, bioadsorption, and combinations of these processes, to reduce the levels of these contaminants, especially from wastewater. Among these methods, bioadsorption has gained much attention due to its high efficiency, low cost, and abundance of adsorbent materials. Agricultural byproducts used as biosorbents include rice husk and bran, citrus peel, banana peel, coconut husk, sugarcane bagasse, soybean hulls, walnut and almond shells, coconut fiber, barley straws, and many others. Biosorption capacity can be described using adsorption kinetic models such as Elovich, Ritchie’s, and pseudo-second-order models, as well as different adsorption isotherm models such as Freundlich, Langmuir, Temkin isotherm, and BET models. Both conventional processes and adsorption models are influenced by parameters such as pH, agitation speed, contact time, particle size, concentration of the adsorbent material, initial concentration of the contaminant, and the type of modifying agent used. This review paper aims to examine the low-cost adsorbents and their removal efficiency and bioadsorption capacity for different PTEs present in wastewater, and their potential as decontamination methods.

Compression and Bond Properties of Fired Clay Brick Masonry with Cocopeat Blended Binding Mortar

The production of agricultural, industrial, and demolition trash increases along with global population growth and industrial expansion. They endanger the environment when they are not properly recycled, repurposed, or disposed of. Cocopeat is one such agricultural waste. The use of cocopeat in binder cement is urged to support sustainable construction methods. Because it is seen as trash and discarded in landfills. Cocopeat is an environmentally friendly by-product which can be got during the coconut fibre extraction process. The current study investigates the strength properties of masonry built with binding mortar that incorporates cocopeat as opposed to traditional cement-sand mortar. The mortar prepared with four different integrations of cocopeat as sand replacement of 0, 4, 6 and 8% by weight was used for masonry. Fresh properties of cocopeat binding mortar and their effect on the mechanical characteristics of masonry were investigated. The test results revealed that the mechanical characteristics of masonry were enhanced with increased cocopeat content in the mortar.

Optimizing Alternative Substrate for Tomato Production in Arid Zone: Lesson from Growth, Water Relations, Chlorophyll Fluorescence, and Photosynthesis

Soilless culture is considered the mostpromising, intensive, and sustainable approach with various advantages for plant production in terms of saving water and nutrients. It can provide consumers with sufficient and high-quality food. However, the commonly used growing substrate for soilless cultivation, coconut fiber (CF), is usually imported and expensive or even unavailable. The objectives of this study were to investigate the impact of local organic farm resources substrates on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) plant growth, water relations, photosynthesis, chlorophyll fluorescence, and phytochemical analysis of fruits in a hydroponics culture system. Two growth substrates were evaluated: date-palm waste composted with animal manure (7:3 w/w) (DPAM) and date-palm trunk compost (DPT). CF and local soil were utilized as positive and negative controls, respectively, in randomized blocks. The results revealed that DPAM substrate enhanced plant growth and physiology: shoot development, leaves tissues hydration, and photosynthetic parameters, as well as chlorophyll fluorescence. However, DPT and CF improved fruit quality: water, mineral, sugar, and protein content. The antioxidant activity of the fruit extract was the greater in DPAM, reaching 13.8 mg GAEg-1 DW. This value wasdecreased in soil by 40%. Photosynthesis activity was the most important in DPAM with 12 µmol CO2 m-2 s-1, and only 6.4 µmol CO2 m-2 s-1 in the soil condition. However, regarding the non-photochemical quenching, the dissipated light energy was greater in soil (0.096 ± 0.02) than in DPAM (0.025 ± 0.04). Date-palm waste-based substrates improved tomato vegetative growth and fruit quality as compared to soil-based culture. Date-palm waste-based substrates supplemented with manure appear to be promising and less expensive alternatives to the coconut fiber substrate extensively used in soilless crops in North Africa.

The Integrated Minapadi (Rice-Fish) Farming System: Compost and Local Liquid Organic Fertilizer Based on Multiple Evaluation Criteria

Rice-fish cultivation, also known as Manipadi in Indonesia, is one of the many integrated farming systems where fish are grown concurrently with rice. However, this integrated system needs to be optimized by organic fertilizer. The application of organic fertilizers, such as compost and local biofertilizers, when implemented into this integrated system, can optimize the yield per land for both rice and fish. However, this combination must be evaluated systematically by multiple evaluation criteria and statistical analyses. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the combination of compost doses and/or local liquid organic fertilizer concentrations, based on multiple evaluation criteria, that supports the productivity of rice-fish integration agriculture. The experiment was carried out in the Wanuae farmer group of the Barebbo District, Bone Regency, Indonesia, between September 2018 and January 2019. The experiment employed a split plot design with a randomized complete block design (RCBD). The main plot consisted of compost (four levels), and the subplot was the local biofertilizer source (four levels). The results demonstrated that the number of fill grains was significantly affected by the compost treatment and the type of local biofiller. The effect of the compost dosing was more dominant in comparison with the local liquid organic fertilizer character and its interactions. A compost dosage of four tons ha−1 and a local liquid organic fertilizer, sourced from soaked coconut fiber with cow urine, has been recommended as the combination treatment to optimize the rice and fish yield potential. The Minapadi (rice fish) with additional high composting effectively increased the farmer’s outcome with a 2-point R/C ratio, more so than those without composting. Moreover, the compost dosage in this Minapadi study requires further exploration for a better understanding.

A Complete Micropropagation Protocol for Black-Leaved Zamioculcas zamiifolia (Lodd.) Engl. ‘Dowon’

Zamioculcas zamiifolia, a drought-resistant plant in the family Araceae, is a popular ornamental potted foliage plant originating from tropical east and subtropical southeast Africa. The growth and propagation rate of this species is low in conventional propagation methods. Therefore, the current study aimed at developing a complete in vitro propagation protocol of black-leaved Raven® ZZ plant (Z. zamiifolia ‘Dowon’)—a novelty on the floricultural market. In order to initiate an axenic culture, the disinfection of leaf explants was performed with sodium hypochlorite and mercury chloride. Next, leaf segments were cultured on the Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium with the addition of 6-benzyladenine (BA) and/or ɑ-naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) at various concentrations. The highest number of shoots (11) and leaves (22) per explant was obtained in a medium enriched with 2 mg·L−1 BA together with 0.5 mg·L−1 NAA. The maximum number of roots (3.33) was produced in microshoots cultured on the medium supplemented with 2 mg·L−1 NAA. On the other hand, the longest roots (2.66 cm) were produced on a medium containing 2 mg·L−1 NAA and 0.5 mg·L−1 BA. The combination of 0.5 mg·L−1 BA and 0.5 mg·L−1 NAA was most effective in stimulating callus formation (78.33%). Rooted plantlets were transferred to plastic pots filled with coco peat and acclimatized to ambient greenhouse conditions with an average 68.19% survival rate. This is the first report on a complete micropropagation protocol of black-leaved zamioculcas.