Open AccessCharacterization and Comparison of Wood charcoal from Traditional Charcoal Burning Using Different Processes
Author(s) -
Lumpoon Laorach,
Watchara Jutajan,
Pristanuch Masakul
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/2013/1/012003
Subject(s) - charcoal , kiln , carbon fibers , materials science , pulp and paper industry , heat of combustion , combustion , environmental science , chemistry , metallurgy , composite material , organic chemistry , composite number , engineering
This research aimed to study the physical and chemical characteristics of wood charcoals burned using three traditional burning processes, i.e., burning by the clay kiln, the cement kiln and the high temperature kiln. The physical and chemical characteristics of the charcoal samples were studied as follows density, carbon content, application efficiency, general appearance, moisture content, heating value, fire flakes and smoke. Then, the tested results of charcoal samples were compared with the community standard for charcoal production, 658/2547. Moreover, the chemical compositions of samples were also investigated by Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). The studied results shown that the amount of compositions elements found in all three charcoal were composed of Carbon, Oxygen and Potassium as the main elements. It was found that the carbon content of charcoal sample burned by the high temperature kiln process was highest as compared to the charcoals obtained from two burning processes.