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Rapid depletion of petroleum resources and enhancement in energy demand have motivated the researchers to discover alternate path to generate sustainable source of energy like biooil that could replace convectional fossil fuel. Lignocellulosic biomass and plastics are attractive for energy conversion because of their low cost and bulk availability. The co-pyrolysis of biomass and plastic can significantly improve the quantity and quality of pyrolysis oil. It is one of the most widely used techniques for thermo-chemical conversion of biomass and plastic waste, which can minimize pollution problems and regain beneficial energy, into oil. The physicochemical characteristics of plastic and biomass suggest its potential for co-pyrolysis, whereas, solid state thermal decomposition kinetics provide valuable information for designing and operating industrial biomass and plastic conversion systems. This review paper presents valuable information about the physiochemical characteristics of various lignocellulose biomass and plastic, different kinetic models, and mathematical approximations to calculate kinetics parameters. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) is used to obtain the thermal degradation of biomass and kinetic parameters of pyrolysis process. TGA data applied to iso-conversional model-free and model-fitting techniques to determine kinetic variables such as pre-exponential factor, activation energy and reaction order of pyrolsis process.