charcoal

thumb|Charcoal thumb|alt=workers packing charcoal in paper bags | Packaging of charcoal for export in Namibia

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Charcoal is a dark, porous form of carbon made by heating wood or other organic materials in the absence of oxygen. It has been an important fuel source throughout history and remains widely used today for cooking, heating, and industrial purposes.

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Effectiveness and abrasiveness of activated charcoal as a whitening agent: A systematic review of in vitro studies.Annals of anatomy = Anatomischer Anzeiger : official organ of the Anatomische Gesellschaft · 2023Tomás DBM, Pecci-Lloret MP, Guerrero-Gironés JDOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2022.151998
Charcoal: An ancient material with a new face.ReviewClinics in dermatology · 2020Sanchez N, Fayne R, Burroway BDOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2019.07.025
Charcoal and charcoal-based dentifrices: A literature review.ReviewJournal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2017Brooks JK, Bashirelahi N, Reynolds MADOI: 10.1016/j.adaj.2017.05.001
Activated charcoal--past, present and future.ReviewThe Western journal of medicine · 1986Derlet RW, Albertson TE
Activated charcoal for pediatric poisonings: the universal antidote?ReviewCurrent opinion in pediatrics · 2007Lapus RMDOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e32801da2a9
Activated charcoal updated.JACEP · 1979Greensher J, Mofenson HC, Picchioni AL et al.DOI: 10.1016/s0361-1124(79)80220-8
Effect of Taste Additives on the Palatability of Activated Charcoal: a Systematic Review.Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology · 2023Canitrot E, Turgeon AF, Moore L et al.DOI: 10.1007/s13181-023-00934-6
Oral activated charcoal in the treatment of intoxications. Role of single and repeated doses.ReviewMedical toxicology and adverse drug experience · 1988Neuvonen PJ, Olkkola KTDOI: 10.1007/BF03259930

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Contents

History
Charcoal pile
Charcoal burners
Low efficiency and harmful emissions
Peak of production and decline
Deforestation and scarcity
By-product of wood tar production
Charcoal briquette
Production methods
Types
Uses
Metallurgical fuel
Cooking and heating fuel
Reducing agent
Syngas production, automotive fuel
Pyrotechnics
Cosmetic use of bamboo charcoal
Carbon source
Purification and filtration
Medicine
Art
Horticulture
Animal husbandry
Environmental impact
In popular culture
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thumb|Charcoal thumb|alt=workers packing charcoal in paper bags | Packaging of charcoal for export in Namibia

Charcoal is a lightweight black carbon residue produced by strongly heating wood (or other animal and plant materials) in minimal oxygen to remove all water and volatile constituents. In the traditional version of this pyrolysis process, called charcoal burning, often by forming a charcoal kiln, the heat is supplied by burning part of the starting material itself, with a limited supply of oxygen. The material can also be heated in a closed retort. Modern charcoal briquettes used for outdoor cooking may contain many other additives, e.g. coal.