RIGHT STREAM INVESTMENT LIMITED is duly registered by the Federal Government of Nigeria under the
Corporate Affairs Commission and duly certified as an exporter by Nigerian
Export Promotion Council. The company is located at 10, Augustine Popoola
Street, Palm View Estate, Beside NUJ Phase 2, Arepo, Ogun State Nigeria. We deal
in products like Charcoal and Shea butter. We are a member of Successedge
Exporters Network.
A hard, porous, highly carbonaceous product formed during the heating of wood without access
(or with limited access) of air in furnaces and retorts (sometimes in
campfires as well).
Depending onthe type of wood, 1 m3 yields 140-180 kg of coal, 280-400kg
of liquid products,
and nearly 80 kg offuel gas. The heat of combustion of wood charcoal is 30,000-35,000 kJ/kg
(7,000-8,100 kcal/kg).
The density of birch coal is 380 kg/m3.
Pines (300 kg/m3) and spruces (260kg/m3) yield less densecoal.
The high porosity of wood charcoal is responsible for its significant adsorption properties. At normaltemperature wood charcoal is capable of combining with the oxygen in air; this is the reason forcases of spontaneous combustion of wood charcoal. The moisture content of wood charcoalunloaded from furnaces and retorts is 2-4 percent. During storage, the moisture content rises to 7-15 percent. The ash content of charcoal should not exceed 3 percent and the content of volatiles,not more than 20 percent. A distinctive feature of wood charcoal is the low content of suchadmixtures as phosphorus and sulfur, which makes it indispensable in some metallurgicalprocesses.
Wood charcoal is widely used in the production of crystalline silicon, carbon disulfide, activated
carbon, and electro
carbon articles and as fuel for domestic use.
As global crude oil prices continue to rise, kerosene and
cooking gas have become expensive and unaffordable for many ordinary people in
developing countries. For millions of Africans who need heat energy (or
fire) to cook their daily food, wood remains the easiest and cheapest source of
fuel.
According to the United Nations Environment Program
(UNEP), firewood and charcoal alone provide more than 40 percent of energy used
in Africa.
In fact, around 80 percent of households on our continent
depend on wood and charcoal as a primary energy source.
Due to its desirable qualities, Africans use more
than 23 million tonnes of charcoal every year, making it a
multi-billion dollar industry.
This interesting article looks at the controversy that
surrounds this business and the reasons for the huge and growing demand for
charcoal across Africa.
Charcoal is an exportable commodity and we have the
capacity and are willing to export it to any country in the world.
We can be contacted on: +2348023038732 or send us an
e-mail: rightstreaminvest@gmail.com
