BIOMASS; THE COMPANY IS ACTUALLY WORKING IN HARDWOOD AND BRIQUETTE
CHARCOALS PRODUCTIONS FROM SUSTAINABLE MEANS USING WOOD WASTE , SAWDUST
AND AGRO- WASTE RESIDUES .
OUR PRODUCTION CAPACITY IS 500 /200 MONTHLY TONS
RESPECTIVELY FOR HARDWOOD CHARCOAL AND SAWDUST BRIQUETTES. CHARCOAL IS A
RESIDUE OF CARBON GOTTEN FROM CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS LIKE WOOD OR
ORGANIC MATERIALS.
THE SLOW PROCESS OF BURNING OR HEATING OF ORGANIC
MATERIALS LIKE WOOD UNDER HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE ABSENCE OF AIR IS CALLED
PYROLYSIS OR CARBONIZATION. CARBONIZATION IS THE DISCOLORATION OR
BLACKENING OF ORGANIC MATERIALS BY HEATING. AS A RESULT OF HEATING OF WOOD
OR ORGANIC MATERIALS, VOLATILE COMPOUNDS LIKE WATER, METHANE, HYDROGEN
AND TAR ARE BURNT OFF.
CHARCOAL IS AN ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF ENERGY AND IS
RELATIVELY A CHEAP SOURCE OF FUEL. THE DEMAND OF CHARCOAL VARIES FROM
COUNTRY TO COUNTRY. THERE IS GREAT DEMAND FOR CHARCOAL IN EUROPE, ASIA,
AMERICA, MIDDLE EAST, ETC. WHILE SOME BUY DEPENDING ON SEASONS OTHERS BUY
ALL YEAR ROUND. CHARCOAL IS MOSTLY PRODUCED FROM WOOD WHICH CAN BE
HARDWOOD (HARDWOOD CHARCOAL) OR SOFTWOOD (SOFTWOOD CHARCOAL).
CHARCOAL CAN ALSO BE PRODUCED FROM COCONUT SHELLS WHICH ARE CALLED
BRIQUETTE CHARCOAL (CHARCOAL BRIQUETTES) AS WELL AS OTHER ORGANIC
MATERIALS SUCH AS SAWDUST AND OTHER AGRO BIOMASS..
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APPLICATION . . .- Charcoal is used as a cooking fuel in some countries.- Charcoal as a source of fuel is used for house warming in some countries especially during winter.- Charcoal is a metallurgical fuel in smelting or as an oxygen reducing agent in electric arc furnaces.- Charcoal is an industrial fuel as in cement production.- Charcoal serves as syngas which can be used as fuel and chemical feedstock.- Charcoal is used in production of black powder which is used in fireworks.- Charcoal serves as one of the raw materials in making some toothpastes and cosmetics.- Activated charcoal is used in filtration and purification owing to its adsorbing property.- Charcoal can be used as a de-colorizing material.- Charcoal is can be used in darkening chalk boards.- Charcoal is used by artists for drawing and sketching.
