Coconut Shell

Coconut shell is found between coconut flesh and coconut husk, which is the strongest part of the fruit.

Uses

• Coconut shell charcoal- widely as domestic and industrial fuel, and the raw material to produce coconut shell carbon.
• Coconut shell carbon/ activated shell carbon – which can remove impurities in air and water, making it popular in the purification industry, refining and bleaching of vegetable oils and chemical solutions. The material is much cleaner and better in quality compared to other charcoal products.

• Coconut shell powder: extensively used in plywood and laminated board industry as a phenolic (a composite resin material) extruder and as a filler in synthetic resin glues, mosquito coils and incense sticks. Also as alternative of bark powder, furfurol and peanut shell powder.
  Ground coconut shell may be able to replace ‘microbead’ plastics, (often polyethylene, PE, or polypropylene, PP), as scrubbing agents in detergents and disinfectants

• Handicrafts, accessories

More Information

• https://activatedcarbon.com/home2-na/products-na/coconut-shell-activated-carbon/ , Dr.Axe on Top 10 Activated Charcoal Uses & Benefits https://draxe.com/activated-charcoal-uses/, Coconut Development Board on Coconut shell products http://coconutboard.nic.in/shell.htm