Investigation of Combustion Efficiency of Coconut Shell (Cocos nucifera) in an Improved Stove in Comparison with Neem Wood

The demand for biofuel in the world market is increasing by the day and high cost of it. The problem of environmental degradation as a result of the emission of dangerous gases that has an adverse effect the ozone layer and the need to make good use of our large biomass resources which are thrown away, is becoming too much. Biomass, mainly coconut shells, approximately 90% of coconuts, including empty fruit bunches, fibres, fronds, trunks, and shells, were dumped as waste, either incinerated in open air or allowed to accumulate in waste ponds, were made in this research towards utilization of biomass. This study compares the efficiency of coconut shell biomass and fuel wood (neem wood) using an improved metal stove. The findings reveal that coconut shells have less ash, less charcoal, and uses less fuel but fuel wood uses less time.