The cushioning properties of woven and non-woven pads made of coconut coir of Capiz small coconut farmers marketing association, Ivisan, Capiz

Abstract

The packaging research measured the cushioning properties of coconut coir produced by CASCOFAMCO located at Ondoy, Ivisan, Capiz by constructing woven and non-woven cushioning coir pads of thickness 1", 1.5” and 2”. It was done through conducting tests such as tensile test, creep test, water absorption test, and shock absorption test. After analyzing the results, it is concluded that it requires 29gf to break a density of coir, nonwoven pads have higher creep rates and absorbs more water for a specific time period than woven pads. Non-woven pads can only be used in cushioning rugged to fairly rugged products while woven pads can be used in cushioning more fragile products such as medical devices. Thus, woven pads and non-woven pads are comparable to closed cell foams and open cell foams respectively in terms of their applications.