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CHARCOAL AND CHARCOAL BURNING, by D.W.Kelley, a Shire Book, new. Illustrated throughout with black/white photos.
Describes the rapid growth of the industry up to the 17th and 18th centuries and how the emphasis of development changed to the production and refining of charcoal's by-products - acetic acid, tar and wood spirit - for the textile industry and the rapidly growing chemical industries. Theuse of charcoal and its chemical products declined in the western world as methods changed but today it is still widely used in the metal industries. The industry has entered a new cycle of growth because charcoal is the only solid, high-temperature and smokeless fuel which is made from a renewable source of raw material. Includes a list of further reading, and places to visit.
