Charcoal

Charcoal is a lightweight black carbon residue produced by strongly heating wood in minimal oxygen to remove all water and volatile constituents. It is known that wood charcoal is much better than wood due to the following reasons its calorific value is higher than that of wood and the ignition temperature less than wood.
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It is widely used for outdoor grilling and barbecues in backyards and on camping trips.Wood charcoal is porous and can adsorb liquids and gases on its porous surface. You find charcoal usage in water filters, gas masks and anti gastric tablets, capsules or powder for people suffering from indigestion.
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Wood charcoal is also used as a decolourizing agent as it can adsorb colouring matter also used for decolorizing sugar solutions, organic preparations, alcohol, petroleum products and gun powder production.