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This study is highly focused to use the biomass waste for energy production, coconut shell is selected for this study, the tree of coconut found in South India, according to the hot climate condition’s but coconut used everywhere in India and its waste coconut shell found mostly on coastal area and around holy temples. Coconut shell is a waste, it has good quality as a solid fuel.
In this study it is mentioned that physical and chemical characterization proximate analysis (moisture, volatile matter, fixed carbon and ash content and density) of coconut shell and thermal stability of coconut shell analyzed by calorific value and activation energy by using bomb calorie meter and TGA analyzer.