Coconut Shell

Used as raw material for shell charcoal, activated carbon and shell flour

Used as fuel for boilers, furnace

Used as an ingredient for laminated sheets and mosquito coils

Coconut shell powder is made from coconut shells and is used as a filler in the manufacture of thermoset moulding powders like bakelite, synthetic resin glues or phenol formaldehyde.

Availability of adequate quantity of coconut shells is the most critical aspect.

Coconut shell powder is an industrial product and is considered to be suitable and cheap filler  compared to others. It is easy to manufacture and results in considerable value-addition.

Coconut shell powder is mainly used as filler and thus it is an industrial product. It is used  in the manufacture of thermoset moulding powders such as phenol formaldehyde moulding  powder or bakelite and synthetic resin glues. Powder of different particle size is required for different end-uses.