8 Jan 2009, 0123 hrs IST, ANI
WASHINGTON: Researchers at Baylor University have developed a new way to transform coconut husks into automotive interiors.
They say that it is possible to make trunk liners, floorboards and car-door interior covers using fibres from the outer husks of coconuts, replacing the synthetic polyester fibres typically used in composite materials.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/now-cars-made-coconut-husks
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coconut
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-products
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/automobiles
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/science-and-technology
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/research-agencies