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What Is The Process Of Carbonating?

2025-07-11Charcoal Making Machine

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Carbonisation is a chemical reaction process. Carbonisation is the process of converting wood into charcoal using a continuous carbonisation furnace. It mainly involves the decomposition of solid or organic materials by heating them under air-isolated atmospheric conditions. Throughout the process, carbon atoms combine with atoms of other raw materials and compounds. New chemical bonds are formed, thus changing the chemical properties of the original substance.

The Process Of Carbonisation Usually Has The Following Steps:

Preheating: the solid or organic material is heated in an oxygen-insulated environment. Throughout the process, the heating temperature is high enough to cause the substance to decompose.
Decomposition: Heating causes thermal decomposition changes in the molecular structure of the organic substance, breaking the chemical bonds between molecules, resulting in a pyrolysis reaction.
Carbon Atom Bonding: during the process of thermal decomposition, carbon atoms combine with atoms of other elements or compounds in the substance. This results in the formation of new compounds.
New Substance: New compounds are formed by carbon atoms and other atoms combining with each other. The new compounds have different properties and uses.

When wood is carbonised in a high-temperature carbonisation furnace, harder and darker charcoal is formed. The carbonisation process not only changes the appearance of the wood but also its properties, making the charcoal easier to burn. Secondly, metals can also be carbonised. Carbonisation of metals can form new substances: silicon carbide, boron carbide and other substances. Commonly used in abrasive use. Iron carbide, cobalt carbide, molybdenum carbide, tungsten carbide and other substances can be used for energy catalysis. Tantalum carbide, on the other hand, is used as a watch ornament.

In short, carbonisation is an important chemical reaction process. Carbonisation has been used in a wide range of application areas: environmental protection, material processing, energy, etc. Therefore, by understanding the types, principles, application areas, etc. of carbonisation. Carbonation can make better use of this technology to serve our production life.