Shell Charcoal is obtained by burning the shell of fully matured coconuts with a limited
supply of air so that they do not burn away to ash but are only carbonized. The manufacture of
shell charcoal shows from the coconut shell has become a very important economic and
commercial activity. Furthermore, coconut shell charcoal, which was relatively minor product in
the past, has now developed into a general commercial commodity due to its intrinsic value as a
raw material for the manufacture of activated carbon.