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Section through a charcoal pile. A charcoal pile or charcoal clamp is a carefully arranged pile of wood, covered by turf or other layer, inside which a fire is lit in order to produce charcoal. The pile is tended by a charcoal burner. It is similar to a charcoal kiln, but the latter is usually a permanent structure made of materials such as stone.
Lump charcoal is a traditional charcoal made directly from hardwood material. It usually produces far less ash than briquettes. Japanese charcoal has had pyroligneous acid removed during the charcoal making; it therefore produces almost no smell or smoke when burned. The traditional charcoal of Japan is classified into three types:
The word "biochar" is a late-20th century English neologism derived from the Greek word ' βίος ' (bios, 'life') and 'char' (charcoal produced by carbonization of biomass). [8] It is recognized as charcoal that participates in biological processes found in soil, aquatic habitats, and animal digestive systems. [citation needed]
A top-lit updraft gasifier (also known as a TLUD) is a micro-kiln used to produce charcoal, especially biochar, and heat for cooking. [1] A TLUD pyrolyzes organic material, including wood or manure, and uses a reburner to eliminate volatile byproducts of pyrolization.
In operation, after the bloomery is heated typically with a wood fire, shifting to burning sized charcoal, iron ore and additional charcoal are introduced through the top. Again, traditional methods vary, but normally smaller charges of ore are added at the start of the main smelting sequence, increasing to larger amounts as the smelt progresses.
Charcoal Burner by Helene Schjerfbeck, 1882. Saint Alexander of Comana (died c. 251) is known as "the charcoal burner". He is said to have taken up the job of the charcoal burner to avoid worldly acclaim. [10] A. A. Milne's poem "The Charcoal Burner" appeared in Now We Are Six, a collection of verse. [11] It begins: The Charcoal Burner has ...
The wood is suitable for paper and pulp production, [11] [12] producing paper with good tensile strength and folding endurance. [11] The bark can be used for making string or rope, and used as waterproofing fishing-lines. [7] [13] In India and Tanzania, the wood is used to make charcoal and is a good fire starter. [13]
Some charcoal briquettes of similar shape to coal briquettes Smokeless fuel is a type of solid fuel which either does not emit visible smoke or emits minimal amounts during combustion . These types of fuel find use where the use of fuels which produce smoke, such as coal and unseasoned or wet wood, is prohibited.