Design and performance of a coconut mobile husk fibre seperator. MARDI Report (216). pp. 1-13. (2015)
Abstract
A mobile coconut husk fibre separator has been successfully designed and developed. The coconut husks can be easily extracted to separate the coco peat and coir fibre by using the mobile separator which is powered by 6.5 kW diesel engine. The machine has beating blades, combing device and filtering system to complete the operation. The beating blades are installed in helical arrangement on a rotary drum (diameter, 50 cm and length, 100 cm) to break and soften the coconut husks after manual loading. The combination of the beating and combing mechanism will split the coco peat and coir f ibre from the coconut husks and then screened by a filter to separate each output to different collecting bins. The beating device is covered by a semi-cylindrical housing to increase efficiency of the extracting process. The mobile separator has a capacity of 500 kg/h to process either dry or wet husks. This machine is very useful and economical for the smallholders to process the coconut husks and add values to the products. It can be attached to a mini tractor to process the coconut husks in the field for production of coir f ibre and coco peat. The economical break even point of the mobile separator is projected after 110 h of operation. The estimated cost of the mobile separator is RM21,000 per unit. The machine has been patented in Malaysia and the patent number is MY138315-A.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Teknologi Pemakanan |
| Taxonomy: | By Niche > Food Technology > Food Industry and Trade > Technological Innovations |
| Local Content Hub: | Niche > Food Technology |
| Depositing User: | Muhammad Shafiq Amirullah |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Jun 2025 03:55 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Jun 2025 05:39 |
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