Skylark Global Resources 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 32 Osolo Way off MM Airport Road, Ajao Estate, Lagos State
Nigeria. We deal in products like Charcoal, Bitter Kola, 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: +2348125324456
or send us an e-mail: skylarkglobal@gmail.com
