How can White Charcoal be active?
It might sounds odd that Charcoal has purifying (adsorbing) ability as we connect charcoal to something black and dirty, but usually when we refer to Active charcoal (many have tried to eat activated charcoal to help stomach problems, or even got it in the hospital for curing poisoning) or refer to “coal filters” in many industrialized systems (vacuum cleaner, air filters, gasmasks etc.) it usually makes sense to people.
The charcoal itself is produced through a specialized heating process where the wood is exposed to extremely high temperatures with restricted oxygen. The wood is transformed into pure carbon (more than 90 percent). During the 7 days heating process, steam cleans and activates the fine pores of the wood-structure.
If you look a cross section of charcoal under a microscope, it has countless micro cavities oriented in many directions with makes one gram of charcoal equal as the surface area of one tennis court.
It is this unique surface that gives White Charcoal its amazing purifying ability. The structure and pore size vary with each type of wood, which in turn make its purifying qualities beneficial for different uses. These uses range from purifying air and water, to absorbing humidity and odour, to cleansing the skin and inner organs.
White Charcoal for WATER PURIFICATION,
Kishu is a mountain area of Japan south of Osaka. Here craftsmen still turns the original quality of oak (Holm oak) into Binchotan (original Japanese name for this quality of charcoal). KISHU BINCHOTAN has been recognized in Asia for hundreds of years as the king of Charcoal. The woods are under forestry control by the government to keep a sustainable production.
Kishu Binchotan is the best quality charcoal for water purification due to the very fine pores of this particular wood. The Holm oak is quite slow growing with makes the wood and charcoal heavy. The Chinese produced Binchotan is much lighter and tent to float in the jug.
A piece of Binchotan needs to be sterilized by giving it a boil in water for 5 min. and can then be used for up to 3 month to optimize tap water every day. As the charcoal has a natural ionizing effect it makes the water softer and optimizes the overall sensation.
Notes
In Asia it’s very common to ad a piece of Binchotan when cooking rice, as it will improve the texture of the rice. You can also use a Binchotan to extent the freshness of the fruits in a fruit bole. Just place it together with the fruits to adsorb the ethylene (maturing hormones) released from the fruits it.
Kishu Binchotan tested by Euro Fins, Denmark to assure that there are no harmful substances released to the water.
The test also shows that it shows that it releases minerals into the water and that it adsorbs (eliminate) 75 % of the chlorine added to the water (it could also be other unpleasant tastes), leaving the taste and quality of tap water optimized in a natural way
AIR PURIFICATION – Hakutan, sculptures and Kuro Cube
The sizes of the cavities in the Korean oak charcoal (Hakutan), makes it suitable for optimizing the indoor climate in your home as it effectively adsorbs (eliminate) toxic gases such as formaldehyde, ethylene, ammonia, and hydrogen sulphide.
How to use charcoal for air purification
Kuro cube is made from Hakutan that is powdered and compressed. Its surface is huge and the effect very convincing. Use for fridge or for small closed spaces that needs to be refreshed. Placing it in the sun for some hours few times a year can optimize the effect of the cube.
Kuro cube has been tested by the Danish Technological institute and have proven the adsorbing and deodorizing abilities of the cube.
This is from the report:
Ethylene is a potent plant hormone. It stimulates the ripening of fruit and flowers. In order to prevent fruit ripening in refrigerators, a cube seems to be highly effective since it readily adsorbs the ethylene gas produced by the fruits. The cubes also seem to be highly effective when it comes to eliminating bad smell from refrigerators.
Peter Togeskov, Senior consultant, Danish Tecnological institute
We recycle the bi- product of the charcoal production- Char essense
What is Char essense
Char essense from bamboo is known in Japan by the name Chikusaku. It is the naturally derieved liquid that is taken from the condensation that occors during the production of bamboo charcoal. It is combined of 80-90 % water and 10-20 % organich compounds, risulting in roughly 200 different ingrediense. Many of the compounds are different types of acid giving the liquid a PR makeup similar to that of household vinegar.
How is char essense made
Charcoal essence is produced during the proces of making wood or bamboo charcoal.Bamboo stalks are placed in a large kiln and heated. The vapor that escapes is captured, cooled and distilled to get rid of inpure substances.
Use for char essense
Char essence has been used in eastern medicine for centuries. It is recognized for its detoxifying, deodorizing and sterilizing as well for its skin softening effect.
It is a natural but highly effective ingredient in many heath and body products in Japan.
Effect on nature
We call it green chemistry as the compounds are created as a bi-product and are recycled from the charcoal production.