Cohune Charcoal
Peter Singfield, Belize, January 4-5, 2007

<p>Peter Singfield, posted to the Gasification Discussion list October, 2004.</p> <p>One chemical industry that was ubiquitous in earlier times (1920’s) was the<br /> wood distillation industry. The principle product, after processing, was a<br /> charcoal with low yields of chemical products. The wood used for<br /> distillation was air dried for 6 to 18 months. Artificial drying methods<br /> were later developed to shorten the drying time and better control the<br />