Talk:Charcoal

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As for 'sumi-e', the 'sumi' here means ink, not charcoal. They are homophones in Japanese, and the ink is made from (I believe) pine soot, but sumi-e is ink painting, not charcoal painting.


I guess the top image is from 1890, not 1990. Perhaps Meteor2017 can confirm this? -- TrygveFlathen 08:43, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

Should discuss use of charcoal in art, and mention parsemage. --Daniel C. Boyer

Does it really make sense to say that gunpowder is "one of the most important uses"? Especially when by gunpowder we mean black powder. --conana


Should also make reference to the wide use of sedimentary charcoal in palaeoenvironmental studies, in the study of the history of fire ecology and regimes.

  • If anyone feels a certain aspect is regrattably totally absent dfrom an article, (s)he wold do better to have a go at adding something to the article (which is probably watched by many contributors, and thus may get going) rather then just complain on Talk (which is often given a miss, e.g. by me most of the time).

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[edit] External link?

The external link at http://www.swuklink.com/BAAAGFDO.php is interesting but very poorly formatted and difficult to read. Anyone else agree? -- Dave C. 00:52, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

No, that link formatted fine for me. --Syrthiss 14:10, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

It looked okay to me until I tried to scroll. What a mess. I didn't bother reading it; worth keeping? ike9898 20:01, July 21, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Charcoal in stomach vaste reservoirs

I'm not entirely sure as to how to write this, but I have heard charcoal is used in those bags where fecal matter enters on the stomach surface. To adsorb the stench of flatulence and feces?

[edit] why burn charcoal over wood?

maybe add to the top of the page the reasons for using charcoal instead of just burning wood in a fire for cooking/heating? I assume the removal of the water and other components allows charcoal to burn to a higher temperature, but am not sure. 66.92.173.28 19:33, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

That and the fact that the product of its combustion is mainly carbon dioxide, hence, very little smoke. Regular wood gives off a good ammount of steam and unburnt carbon particles (soot) in the smoke.

Is the use of charcoal contributing to global warming? Since it gives off carbon dioxide, will it soon be removed from the market?

Since charcoal comes from wood, which is a renewable resource, burning it is generally regarded as carbon neutral. This is because the wood took on carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as it grew. This makes it differnet from fossil fuels. Peterkingiron 22:28, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Explanation is unclear

"Under average conditions, 100 parts of wood yield about 60 parts by volume, or 25 parts by weight, of charcoal; small scale production on the spot often yields only about 50%, large scale was efficient to about 90% even by the 17th century."

What does the 50% and 90% refer to here?

It probably means that 90% by weight of the carbon in the wood remained as charcoal, but unless that's cited, I really dont' know whether that should be included in the article --204.169.28.98 14:50, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] charcoal and steamcoal

Can anybody tell me the basic difference between charcoal dust and coal dust produced during mining (i.e. steam coal dust) whether charcoal dust can be used in place of steam coal dust in foundry sand addition?

Nitin Poddar

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I believe that it can. The impurities in dust from mineral coal play no part in the process. Indeed charcoal can be (and often once was) used for many pirposes for which mineral coal is now used. Charocla is merely a purer source of carbon. Peterkingiron 22:32, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Can you use charcoal as khol?

I think you probably can, unless it's bad for your eyes.

DarkestMoonlight (talk) 16:05, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] please can you use vine charcoal that you use in art as eyeliner ?

See above.

DarkestMoonlight (talk) 16:05, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Charcoal as Art

I suggest that a new little section be added to strictly talk about charcoal in art. There is quite a bit to talk about, and maybe include a picture.68.114.63.51 14:47, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] where can i find it

can body tell me please where you can find charcoal

i really need it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.229.170.7 (talk) 19:29, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Suggested new links

This page should include a link to "Wood Gas" and to "Pyrolysis". The pyrolysis of wood produces a solid; the charcoal, and also gasses; the "wood gasses". These are all related concepts. I haven't figured out how to add links or I would do it myself. Alexander SelkirkAlexselkirk1704 (talk) 17:33, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] How charcoal is made

There should be more details given on how charcoal is made. If not a whole section, at least a link should be added. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.109.230.55 (talk) 20:26, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] history: colliers

"Under average conditions, 100 parts of wood yield about 60 parts by volume, or 25 parts by weight, of charcoal; small scale production on the spot often yields only about 50%, large scale was efficient to about 90% even by the 17th century. The operation is so delicate that it was generally left to colliers (professional charcoal burners), who often worked in isolated groups in the woods and had a rather bad social reputation."

This clearly needs a citation, and it's certainly not in the Henry Ford reference.--AaronRosenberg (talk) 00:22, 12 June 2008 (UTC)