THE RICHNESS OF A RESOURCE

The charcoal itself is produced through a rich burning process where the wood is exposed to extremely high temperatures with restricted oxygen. The wood is transformed into pure carbon (more than 90 percent) with a structure of countless pores.

It is this unique surface that gives White Charcoal its amazing purifying quality. 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 odor, to cleansing the skin and inner organs.

IS THERE ANY EVIDENCE THAT KURO CUBE WORKS?

Ethylene is a potent plant harmone. It stimulates the ripening of fruit and flowers. In order to prevent fruit ripening in refrigefators, a cube seems to be heighly effective since it readily adsorbs the ethylene gas produced by the fruits. The cubes also seem to be heighly effective when it comes to eliminating bad smell from refrigirators.
Peter Togeskov, Senior consultant, Danish Tecnological institute

IS THERE ANY EVIDENCE THAT KURO POWDER WORKS?

Long before the 19th century, thousands of years ago, both the ancient Egyptians and the Greeks has used activated charcoal as a multi-purpose poison and disease antidote. In the field of Science the world heard about it when the French chemist Michel Bertrand survive after swallowing 5 grams of arsenic trioxide – 150 times what is regarded as the lethal dose? He did this in 1813 after mixing it with activated charcoal, just as Professor Touery was to do 18 years later, when he drank a lethal dose of strychnine in front of colleagues at the French Academy of Medicine in 1831 and came through unscathed. He had mixed the strychnine with activated charcoal, and the fact that he lived after drinking a dose that would certainly have led to a very painful death within minutes testifies to the powerful effect of activated charcoal as an potential antidote for poisoning. (Do not try this experiment yourself).

Through the 18th century it was observed that activated charcoal could be used to eliminate unpleasant smells in the air and remove dyes from solutions. In this period there was found a method, that improved the adsorption effect of charcoal dramatically, which was of greatest benefit to the human health. Probably the method came from Asia, where activated charcoal has been produced and used for health benefits for many centuries, before it was “found” in USA and Europe. This ”new” invention and the many benefits of charcoal could be seen in the Medical journals from the 18th century and up till today.
Tina Brandt Jensen, biochemist

WHAT MAKES CHARCOAL SO EFFECTIVE IN ITS ABILITY TO ATTRACT OTHER SUBSTANCES TO ITS SURFACE AND HOLD THEM THERE?

Its capacity of adsorption! The term adsorb has a different meaning than absorb, and while a real sponge absorbs water by mopping it up through capillary action and suction, activation carbon adsorbs substances through a form of chemical attraction. You get rid of water from the sponge by squeezing it, but that doesn’t work with activated charcoal, since the substances are bound to it, not just physically constrained.

Activated charcoal is a 100% natural product, obtained from the carbonization of organic matter like hardwood, coconut, bamboo, peat moss, olive pits, coconut shells, sawdust etc. It begins as regular charcoal, as wood burns there is often not enough oxygen to allow for complete combustion. The water evaporates off, and the carbon in the wood turns into the black charred coals or crust we see when we put the fire out. As the fire smoulders for a period of time, the wood slowly dries and eventually changes into charcoal.

Activated charcoal begins as regular charcoal and is then “activated” with oxidizing gases, such as steam or air, at high temperatures. This oxidative process further erodes the charcoal’s internal surfaces. This increases its adsorption capacity by creating an internal network of even smaller pores or we can say the heat opens up millions of small spaces between the carbon atoms and turn it literally into an atomic sponge that adsorbs both organic and organic impurities. Activated charcoal has a massive surface area, and just ten grams has the same surface area as nine American football pitches or 77 tennis courts. Around a factor ten of regular charcoal. This huge surface area provides activated charcoal with innumerable bonding sites, and when chemicals that are attracted to carbon pass by in the water they are attached to the surface. They cannot get free again, as water in a sponge can, but are bound to the surface of the carbon. Because the digestive system has no effect on charcoal then whatever is bound to it passes naturally through the body. Therefore it is very effective in cleaning poisoning chemicals out of the water.
Tina Brandt Jensen, biochemist

WHAT IS THE CARBON – CYCLE ?

Sort of Coal – From cradle to cradle

Sort of Coal branches and stems derive from the organic mountain forests of Japan and Korea. We harvest the best quality stems and tree branches without harming the tree’s root structure so that the trees can grow again and again.

The new stems absorb higher levels of CO2 than their predecessors, giving even greater benefit to the surrounding environment. Because the carbon content in the wood is very high, if the wood is left to decompose in the soil or is used as fuel, the carbon transforms to CO2 again. Making White Charcoal out of the wood captures the carbon for millions of years. Sort of Coal does not produce charcoal for fuel, but in order to be used in interiors to bring about a healthy, pure and balanced environment.

The charcoal is produced in traditional kilns, through a controlled burning process, in which the wood is exposed to extremely high temperatures with restricted oxygen. In Asia this type of charcoal is called WHITE CHARCOAL and its specialized burning process is based on ancient knowledge. Modern researchers have named this traditional burning process, pyrolysis, which allows the carbon in the wood to be captured inside the material without escaping as CO2. White Charcoal is a stable solid material, rich in carbon content, with a precious shine and a positive impact on the environment. In Asia there is a more holistic approach to the benefits of White Charcoal in the areas of wellness and the environment, but resent western research has also discovered that producing this type of charcoal could be a way to restore our carbon cycle.

Biochar, related to White Charcoal, is also made from pyrolysis, only from biomass instead of wood. Making biochar is a way for carbon to be drawn from the atmosphere and may be a solution to reducing the global impact of farming and in reducing the impact of all agricultural waste. Since biochar can sequester carbon in the soil for hundreds to thousands of years, it can potentially make a significant reduction in atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) levels. At the same time its presence in the earth can improve water quality and increase soil fertility.

Biochar is of increasing interest because of concerns about climate change caused by the emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHG). For many years Asian research has shown the same advantages of capturing carbon inside white charcoal. Sort of Coal has taken the initiative to found the White Charcoal Institute, whose purpose is to collect scientific results and discussions about White Charcoal and its positive impact on climate changes.
Pernille Lembcke, Copenhagen, May 2009

Sources:

Wikipedia
www.Biochar.org
www.Biochar-international.org
CNN article “Black is the new green”
The Korean Charcoal Institute