What are the uses of charcoal?
Wood charcoal seems more interesting owing to its lightest weight, to its lower ash content and the fact that it has higher energy content per unit weight and the greatest percentage of fixed carbon. Char briquette with their highest calorific value and burning time can be a good alternative fuel to substitute wood charcoal. Char peat may show comparable effect with standard raw wood. The fact that chars peat is more smokeless than wood, means that it will be a valuable alternative fuel to firewood. Concerning green houses gas emission, in the range of household fuels used, charcoal releases more than LPG, biogas, kerosene, woodfuel and crop residues.
