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'''Charcoal''' is almost pure carbon. It is producted by heating biological material (usually wood) in an anoxic environment, causing the [[volatiles]] to boil off. The process is essentially the same as that used to produce [[coke]] from coal.
 
'''Charcoal''' is almost pure carbon. It is producted by heating biological material (usually wood) in an anoxic environment, causing the [[volatiles]] to boil off. The process is essentially the same as that used to produce [[coke]] from coal.
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Charcoal is almost pure carbon. It is producted by heating biological material (usually wood) in an anoxic environment, causing the volatiles to boil off. The process is essentially the same as that used to produce coke from coal.