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  2. Bone char - Wikipedia

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    Bone char is primarily made from cattle and pig bones; however, to prevent the spread of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, the skull and spine are no longer used. [2] The bones are heated in a sealed vessel at up to 700 °C (1,292 °F); the oxygen concentration must be kept low while doing this, as it affects the quality of the product, particularly its adsorption capacity.

  3. Charcoal - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Biochar - Wikipedia

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    The word "biochar" is a late 20th century English neologism derived from the Greek word βίος, bios, "life" and "char" (charcoal produced by carbonization of biomass). [8] It is recognized as charcoal that participates in biological processes found in soil, aquatic habitats and in animal digestive systems. [citation needed]

  5. Carbonization - Wikipedia

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    Carbonization or carbonisation is the conversion of organic matters like plants and dead animal remains into carbon [1] ... (752 °F). This charcoal, however, ...

  6. Activated carbon - Wikipedia

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    Activated carbon. Activated carbon, also called activated charcoal, is a form of carbon commonly used to filter contaminants from water and air, among many other uses. It is processed (activated) to have small, low-volume pores that greatly increase the surface area [1] [2] available for adsorption or chemical reactions [3] that can be thought of as a microscopic "sponge" structure (adsorption ...

  7. Category:Charcoal - Wikipedia

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  8. Charcoal (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Charcoal is a blackish residue of impure carbon obtained by heating animal and vegetable substances. Charcoal may also refer to: Charcoal, the debut album by indie rock band Sarge; Charcoal (art), a dry art medium made of finely grounded organic materials held together by a binder; Charcoal (color), a colour that has the hue of charcoal

  9. Mycotoxins in animal feed - Wikipedia

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    Some of the conditions that result from ergot ingestion in animals include gangrene, abortion, convulsions, hypersensitivity, and ataxia. [2] Fumonisins were the most recent mycotoxin found to affect humans and animals negatively. The most produced toxin for this group of fungi is fumonisin B1. [2]