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Pyrolysis Characteristics of Undervalued Wood Varieties in the Portuguese Charcoal Sector

Energies, 2021
Charcoal production in Portugal is mostly based on the valorization of woody residues from cork oak and holm oak, the latter being considered a reference feedstock in the market.
Felix Charvet, Felipe Silva, Luís Ruivo, Luís Tarelho, Arlindo Matos, José Figueiredo da Silva, Daniel Neves   +6 more
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Natural and anthropogenic forest fires recorded in the Holocene pollen record from a Jinchuan peat bog, northeastern China [PDF]

, 2008
Pollen and charcoal particles from a Jinchuan peat (northeastern China) were examined to investigate the fire origin and interaction between climate, vegetation, fire and human activity during the Holocene.
Chu, G, Jiang, W, Leroy, SAG, Liu, J, Ogle, N, Wang, L   +5 more
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Charcoal Production from Macadamia Shells Using Super Sun Retort and Kon-Tiki Kiln [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
Crop residues in Thailand are abundant but underutilized, creating a need for better valorization methods, such as charcoal production. This research aims to utilize agricultural waste by studying the production of high-quality charcoal briquettes from ...
Swatdee Jutamas, Intani Kiatkamjon, Jaisut Donludee, Matthayatthaworn Weerachai, Roengjittree Suparerk, Thuwapanichayanan Ratiya   +5 more
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A multidisciplinary study of an exceptional prehistoric waste dump in the mountainous inland of Calabria (Italy) : implications for reconstructions of prehistoric land use and vegetation in Southern Italy [PDF]

, 2020
The mountainous inland of northern Calabria (Southern Italy) is known for its sparse prehistoric human occupation. Nevertheless, a thorough multidisciplinary approach of field walking, geophysical survey and invasive research led to the discovery of a ...
Arienzo, Ilenia, Attema, Peter A. J., De Neef, Wieke, den Haan, Michael, di Vito, Mauro A., Ippolito, Francesca, Noorda, Nikolaas, Sevink, Jan, Ullrich, Burkhart, van Loon, Emiel E.   +9 more
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The Marginalization of Sustainable Charcoal Production in the Policies of a Modernizing African Nation

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2017
Charcoal is the main cooking fuel for urban populations in many African countries. Urbanization and population growth are driving an increase in demand for charcoal, whilst deforestation reduces biomass stocks.
Nike Doggart, Charles Meshack
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of production variables and starting material on charcoal stable isotopic and molecular characteristics [PDF]

, 2008
We present a systematic study on the effect of starting species, gas composition, temperature, particle size and duration of heating upon the molecular and stable isotope composition of high density (mangrove) and low density (pine) wood.
Alemany, Antal, Antal, Atalla, Baldock, Benner, Beramendi-Orosco, Bird, Blann, C.E. Snape, Cachier, Carcaillet, Chaloner, Clark, Czimczik, Czimczik, D. Apperley, Earl, Eckmeier, Ehrlinger, Ehrlinger, Evans, Fengel, Ferrio, Gavin, Gleixner, Goebel, Hakkou, Hall, Hatcher, Inari, Irbe, Jones, Knicker, Kringstad, Krull, Labbé, Leavitt, Levine, Li, Loader, M.I. Bird, Marino, Martinez, Maunu, McCarroll, Mok, Mörck, Nogueira, Novakov, P. Wormald, P.L. Ascough, Pandey, Pessenda, Poole, Qian, Richard, Robertson, Sima-Ella, Simpson, Sivonen, Sjöström, Skjemstad, Skjemstad, Soares, Steinbeiss, Swift, Turekian, Turney, Verheyden, Völker, Werts, Wikberg, Williams, Wilson, Wormald, Xiao   +76 more
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Pengaruh Aktivasi Arang Aktif dari Tongkol Jagung dan Tempurung Kelapa Terhadap Luas Permukaan dan Daya Jerap Iodin

Jurnal Kimia Valensi, 2016
The activated charcoal can be produced from various raw material which contains carbon such as corn cobs and coconut shell. Generally, activated charcoal made through activation process with added chemical materials.
Lela Mukmilah Yuningsih, Dikdik Mulyadi, A Jaka Kurnia   +2 more
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Holocene wildfire and vegetation dynamics in Central Yakutia, Siberia, reconstructed from lake-sediment proxies

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Wildfires play an essential role in the ecology of boreal forests. In eastern Siberia, fire activity has been increasing in recent years, challenging the livelihoods of local communities.
Ramesh Glückler, Ramesh Glückler, Rongwei Geng, Rongwei Geng, Rongwei Geng, Lennart Grimm, Izabella Baisheva, Izabella Baisheva, Izabella Baisheva, Ulrike Herzschuh, Ulrike Herzschuh, Ulrike Herzschuh, Kathleen R. Stoof-Leichsenring, Stefan Kruse, Andrei Andreev, Luidmila Pestryakova, Elisabeth Dietze, Elisabeth Dietze, Elisabeth Dietze   +18 more
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Assessment of oxygen plasma ashing as a pre-treatment for radiocarbon dating [PDF]

, 2009
This study investigates the potential of low-temperature oxygen plasma ashing as a technique for decontaminating charcoal and wood samples prior to radiocarbon dating.
Apperley, D., Ascough, P.L., Bird, M.I., Charville-Mort, P.D.J, Higham, T.F.G., Wood, R.   +5 more
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Agriculture is the main driver of deforestation in Tanzania

Environmental Research Letters, 2020
Reducing deforestation can generate multiple economic, social and ecological benefits by safeguarding the climate and other ecosystem services provided by forests. Understanding the relative contribution of different drivers of deforestation is needed to
Nike Doggart, Theron Morgan-Brown, Emmanuel Lyimo, Boniface Mbilinyi, Charles K Meshack, Susannah M Sallu, Dominick V Spracklen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source