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2019 | Vol 2 | Issue 5 

    

 

 

VETIVER (Chrysopogon zizanioides) AS AN INGREDIENT FOR CAR FLOOR MATS. 

 
 

1
V.Maha 

2
R.Ranjitha 

3
E.Gayathri 

4
G.Vani 

5
N.Priya 

 
1
 Head,and Assistant professor of CDF Department, KSR College of Arts &Science For Women, 

Tiruchengode, India – 637215 

 
2,3,4,5

Assistant Professor , CDF Department, KSR College of Arts &Science For Women, 

Tiruchengode, India – 637215 

 

 

 

 
Abstract 

Examining vehicle mats and tire development is the focus of this study. Car mats have been used for a long time to 

prevent damage to the flooring of automobiles. You may find a wide selection of automobile mats on the market, 

including synthetic mats, rubber mats, and nylon mats. The goal is to find a vehicle mat that is both environmentally 

and user-friendly, made from materials that can be produced with minimal energy. In addition, the car mats must be 

able to perform their primary functions throughout the duration of the vehicle's use. The mats should be able to keep 

salt and water off the floor, trap dirt and odors, resist wear, and be simple to clean. Therefore, research and the 

identification of superior alternatives to the present baseline are required. After doing research on various fibers, we 

settled on using coir fiber for both the mat's foundation and its filaments. The coconut husk, from which coir fibers are 

derived, is biodegradable and environmentally friendly. 

Keywords— Eco-friendly Coir-fibre car mats. 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

I.INTRODUCTION 

 

Many automobile owners consider the floor mat an 

essential accessory. The automobile will look and 

feel cleaner, neater, and more put together thanks to 

its ability to absorb water, vacuum, disinfect, and 

insulate against noise. Despite their strength, the 

vehicle carpets are useless if not properly chosen.if 

they are not used correctly, they might cause serious 

mishaps.Foot mats in subpar cars not only 

can'tshield the primary engine from the elements, but 

they may also emit toxic gasses and contribute to air 

pollution.automobile, and may even be dangerous 

since it doesn't fit properly. When we shop for cars, 

we put ourpads, not only the material and version 

features but also safety, slip resistance, and other 

factors must be taken into account. There are now 

five distinct varieties of automobile mats available, 

each distinguished by the material from which it was 

crafted.loops. 

There is a wide selection of floor mats for your car, 

truck, or SUV. They might have points or 

spikes,caps or grooves to collect debris and synthetic 

rubber (also known as vulcanized 

rubber).(sometimes known as "vinyl" or 

"thermoplastic"), or textiles.Car mats are available in 



 

 

two main styles:alternatives: fabrics for carpets or 

tires. There are some key distinctions between them, 

includingoffers benefits and drawbacks when 

weighed against the other. Carpet mats are one 

example.are more resilient than rubber mats, and oth 

types may be tufted and equipped 

with non-slip rubber backings and longer lasting. 

II.OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 
 

Textiles For Noise Control 

Sound is propagated through the air and by 

vibration of the car body and there are three 

basic mechanism for reducing it, by absorption, 

by clamping and thirdly by isolation or 

insulation. In general thick piece of material will 

absorb more sound than a thinner piece of the 

same material. There are number of layers of 

material and permutations of layers of material 

used in noise and vibration damping. 

 
COIR FIBRE 

Coir is a versatile natural fibre extracted from 

mesocarp tissue, or husk of the coconut fruit 

Generally fibre is of golden color when cleaned after 

removing from coconut husk; and hence the name ” 

The Golden Fibre”. The common name, scientific 

name and plant family of coconut fiber is Coir, 

Cocos nucifera and Arecaceae . Coconut fiber is 

available by dehusking between skin and shell. 

These are multicellular, lignocellulosic, hard, a very 

coarse, and rigid variety of natural fruit fiber. Its 

advantages are agro-renewability, biodegradability 

and a good blend of strength, length, extensibility, 

moisture regain, and high durability or resistance 

against sunlight, saline water, microbes, etc. The 

unfavorable attributes of coconut fiber are its coarse 

nature, variable length and fineness, somewhat stiff 

and harsh nature. Physical and mechanical properties 

of coconut fiber are compared with two allied 

popular lignocellulosic fibers viz., jute and sisal. 

Moreover, fine structure and chemical properties 

have also been described. Preparation of car mat 

using natural coir fiber with biodegradable and 

washable properties. coir or coconut is a natural fibre 

extracted from the outer husk of coconut . Coir is the 

fibrous material found between the hard, internal 

shell and the outer coat of a coconut. Vatiever is 

used to absorb heat and used as insect repellent . So 

this will reduce heat from car and does not allow 

insect into car. Lavender oil is used as fragrance, and 

inhaling of lavender oil it will reduce our stress and 

keeps our mind free from fear. Eucalyptus oil is used 

as to keep the pests away 



 

 

COIR FIBRE SAMPLE 

Car floor mats 

 

I. MATERIALS AND 

METHODS CAR FLOOR 

MATS 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 
 

 

PROC

ESS 

SAMPL

E 1 

Introduction 

The natural coir fibre is selected for suitable 

purpose and then vetiver (Chrysopogon 

zizanioides) and both fibres areblended . top and 

bottom layer fabric are choosen as per the 

process. Methodology 

The main purpose of car mats is to provide 

more comfortable.Itmust beco-iendlyand 

biodegradable .the material choosen for car mats 

must have the properties of absorbing heat and 

odour from car .Recipe 

• Coir fibre 

• Vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides) 

• Essential oil (lavender oil) 

• Non woven fibre 

 
 

Process 

At first ,coir fibre is taken and vetiver 

(Chrysopogonzizanioides) ,which has the 

properties of absorbing heat and odour also has 

many ayurvedic proper ties in it. This is choosen 

as a primary process and both fibres are 

blended. This taken as a middle layer . 

lavender oil 

After that, essential oil (lavender oil) is applied 

as finishing in non woven fabric . This helps to 

remove bad odour from the car. Then, it is given 

as a middle layer and non woven fibre is used as 

a top and bottom layer of the car floor mat. It is 

washable and biodegradable .and finaly the 

top,middle and bottom layer are sewn at the edge . 

 

SAMPLE 2 

Introduction 

The natural coir fibre is selected for suitable 

Sewn all layers 

Lave

nde r 

oil 

( 

middle 

chrysopo

gon 

zizanioid

es 

(blended 

Sample :1Non woven fibre 

(bottom layer) , 

Sample :2Rosemary oil 

( middle layer), 

Sample :3Eucalyptus oil 

( middle layer) 



 

 

purpose and then vetiver (Chrysopogon 

zizanioides) and both fibres are blended together 

. Top and bottom layer fabric are choosen as 

per the process. 

 
 

Methodology 

The main purpose of car mats is to provide 

more comfortable. It must be eco-friendly and 

biodegradable .The material choosen for car 

mats must have the properties of absorbing heat 

and odour from car . The essential oil is given 

as fragrance in middle layer to remove odour. It 

must be easy washable. 

 
Recipe 

• Coir fibre 

• Vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides) 

• Essential oil (rosemary oil) 

• Non woven fibres 

 
 

Process 

The natural fibre ,coir fibre is taken and vetiver 

(Chrysopogon zizanioides) ,which has the 

properties of absorbing heat and odour also has 

many ayurvedic properties in it. This is choosen 

as a primary process and both fibres are blended. 

This taken as a middle layer . After that, 

essential oil (rosemary oil) is applied as 

finishing in non woven fabric . This helps to 

remove bad odour from the car. Then, it is given 

as a middle layer and non wovenfibre is used 

as a top and bottom layer of the car floor mat. 

It is washable and biodegradable . Finaly top 

,middle and bottom layer are sewn at the edge . 

 
SAMPLE 3 

Introduction 

The coir fibre is selected for suitable purpose and 

then vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides) and both 

fibres are blended together . Top and bottom 

layer fabric are choosen as per the 

process. For middle layer, essential oil is given 

as a fragrance to reamove odour form car. 

 
Methodology 

The main purpose of car mats is to provide 

more comfortable. It must be

 eco-friendly and biodegradable 

.The material choosen for car mats must have 

the properties of absorbing heat and odour from 

car . the essential oil is given as fragrance in 

middle layer to remove odour. It must be easy 

washable . 

 
Recipe 

• Coir fibre 

• Vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides) 

• Essential oil (eucalyptus oil) 

• Non woven fibres 
 

Process 

The natural fibre ,coir fibre is taken and vetiver 

(Chrysopogon zizanioides) ,which has the 

properties of absorbing heat and odour also has 

many ayurvedic properties in it. This is choosen 

as a 

primary process and both fibres are blended. 

This taken as a middle layer . After that, 

essential oil (eucalyptus oil) ,is given as 



 

 

finishing in non woven fabric . This helps 

to remove bad odour from the car. The essential 

oil will helps to relieve from stress. Then, it is 

given as a middle layer and non woven fibre is 

used as a top and bottom layer of the car floor 

mat. It is washable and bio-degradable . 

Finaly, top ,middle and bottom layer are sewn at 

the 

edge . 

 
III.RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 

 

 
The prepared car floor mat is taken and the 

samples are tested for further usage . The 

washability of the car mat is tested. The odour 

absorbing capacity is also to be checked. 

 
Physical properties 

The physical properties of the car floor mat , the 

diameter of coconut fibres is approximately 

same and magnitudes of tensile strength are 

quite different. There are variations in properties 

of coconut fibres, and Chrysopogon zizanioides. 

So these both coir fibre and Chrysopogon 

zizanioides is blended together to get better 

good properties . The washablity of car mat, 4-5 

washes . The outer coconut fibre had a higher 

elongation property which could makes it to 

absorb or with stand higher stretching energy as 

compared to the inner coconut fibre. The 

fragranace withstand for 2-3 washes. 

Chemical properties 

Coconut fibres contain cellulose, hemi-cellulose 

and lignin as major composition. These 

compositions affect the different properties of 

coconut fibres. The pre-treatment of fibres 

changes the composition and ultimately changes 

not only its properties but also the properties of 

composites. Some-times it improves the 

behaviour of fibres but sometimes its effect is 

not favourable. 

 
IV CONCLUSION 

 
 

The versatility and applications of coconut 

fibers in different fields is discussed in detail. 

Coconut fibers are reported as most ductile and 

energy absorbent material. It is concluded that 

coconut fibers have the potential to be used in 

composites for different purposes. Various 

aspects of many coconut fibers reinforced 

composites have already been investigated; and 

the economical and better results are achieved as 

reported by many researchers. Since the use of 

coconut fibers has given some marvellous 

products, there is still possibility of the 

invention of new products containing coconut 

fibers with improved results. In civil 

engineering, coconut fibers have been used as 

reinforcement in composites for non-structural 

components. There is a need of investigating the 

behaviour of coconut fibre reinforced concrete 

to be used in main structural components like 

beams and columns 

The coir and vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides) 

are blended together . non woven fabric is 

choosen as top and bottom layer . Non woven 

fabric is taken as 



 

 

middle layer and finishing is given using 

essential oil. 

 
The essential oils like lavender oil, rosemary 

oil and eucalyptus oil is used as non woven 

fabric as middle layer . This is used to prevent 

insects , bad odour and vetiver is used to control 

heat from car. This car floor mat is made by 

natural and ayurvedic (vetiver) . It is bio-

degradable and it 

controls smell, heat and insects away . This is 

easily washable car floor mat. 

 

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