International Science Community Association Research Journal of Recent Sciences 2277 - 2502 2 ISC-2012 2013 February 2 Cellulose Crystallinity Change Assessment of Biochar Produced by Pyrolysis of Coir Pith 98 101 EN Ahirwar J.R. 1 Department of Botany, Govt. College Niwari, District-Tikamgarh, M.P. INDIA Erhabor J.O. 1 Departement of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Benin, P.M.B 1154, Benin City, NIGERIA Idu M. 2 Benson Idahosa University, PMB, 110, Benin City, NIGERIA Udo F.O. 3 Mehta Kavit 1 Mehsana Urban Institute of Sciences, Ganpat University, Ganpat Vidyanagar, Kherwa, Dist. Mehsana, North Gujarat, INDIA Patel B.N. 2 M.G. Science Institute, Navrangpura, Ahmadabad, INDIA Jain B.K. 3 Mishra Bishwambhar 1 Instrumental and Food Analysis Laboratory, School of Bio Sciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, INDIA Suneetha Vuppu 2 Surekha M. 1 Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Kakatiya University, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA Kiran S. 2 Naresh A. 3 Reddy S.M. 4 Krishania Suman 1 Department of Life Sciences,The IIS University, SFS Mansarovar, Jaipur -20 (Raj) INDIA Agarwal Kalpana 2 Kelkar TusharS. 1 Environmental Sciences Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, Wilson College, Mumbai, INDIA Bhalerao SatishA. 2 Naina Thangaraj 1 School of Biosciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, INDIA Sharan Siddharth 2 Vuppu Suneetha 3 Javed Ahmad 1 Department of biochemical Engineering and Food Technology, Harcourt butler technological Institute, Kanpur, INDIA Khan Iffat 2 Department of Bioscience, Integral University Lucknow, INDIA Ashfaq Ahmad 3 kaushar Imam 4 Dubey S. 1 MVJ College of Engineering, Bangalore, Karnataka, INDIA. Kherwa V. 2 Department of Chemistry, C.D.L.University, Sirsa 125055, Haryana, INDIA. Kherwa V. 1 Department of Chemistry, C.D.L. University, Sirsa 125055, Haryana, INDIA Dubey S. 2 Department of Chemistry, MVJ College of Engineering, Bangalore, Karnataka, INDIA PatelKetan B. 1 Government Science College, Department of Chemistry, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, INDIA Patel YogeshM. 2 Patel RakshaB. 3 Udaykumar P. 1 Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – K.K. Birla Goa Campus, Zuarinagar, Goa, INDIA Khanna T. 2 Behera R.N. 3 Hassan S.Z. 1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, INDIA Chopade S.A. 2 Vinjamur M. 3 LalMohan 1 Department of Chemistry, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, INDIA Gangotri K.M. 2 Sindhu Joseph 1 School of Environmental Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi 682022, INDIA Jyothi K.P. 2 SujaP. Devipriya 3 Suguna Yesodharan 4 Yesodharan E.P. 5 Lakdawala M.M. 1 Chemistry Department, S P T Arts and Science College, Godhra, Gujarat, INDIA Lakdawala J.M. 2 Prime interior, Vapi, Gujarat, INDIA Rojith G. 1 School of Environmental Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, Kerala, India BrightSingh I.S. 2 > Research Paper 2012 10 26 2013 February 2 Biochar production from biomass is a globally adopted strategy for carbon sequestration and also for integrated agricultural applications. In the present study biochar was produced at 600oC by slow pyrolysis of lignocellulosic agro industrial residue coir pith. Chemical and structural transformation of coir pith happened due to pyrolysis process. Changes in cellulose crystallinity was analysed by XRD and FTIR method. XRD analysis indicates cellulose crystallinity index change. FTIR analysis shows several characteristic peak changes indicating structural transformations of cellulosic components. Copyright@ International Science Community Association