STUDY OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND CHEMISTRY OF THE COCONUT FIBER GREEN FOR USE IN FOOTWEAR

This study characterized the green coconut fiber species Cocus nucifera L. disposed in the city of Francisco Morato - Sao Paulo, to check the viability of employed of application in the footwear sector. The fibers was made a maceration biological, traction and optical microscopy tests were run to evaluate the surface structure of the fiber, the breaking force, the elongation at break and the breaking tenacity. The mechanical tests carried out showed great potential for use in shoe soloed and insoles that require structures to be reinforced.