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Fig. 6.2 Rudimentary charcoal production in Uganda. a A hand tool (panga)
used in manual tree-felling; b A pile of logs ready to be covered with damp
soil; c Active pyrolysis process showing the release of moisture from the earthmound kiln; d Tree regeneration in the open forest near a charcoal production
site (a–d were taken near Naminato bridge in the Nwoya district); e Manual
harvesting using a rake near Kikumbi, Mityana district; f Harvesting with bare
hands while packaging near Bulera, Mityana district
to control internal kiln temperatures by regulating oxygen conditions.
Pyrolysis transforms the logs into charcoal under oxygen-deprived conditions without burning them to ashes. Harvesting charcoal is also manual,
involving the use of rakes (Fig. 6.2e) to separate silt from the charcoal, which is then handpicked and typically packaged in flexible sacks
C. Nabukalu and R. Giere
Fig. 6.2 Rudimentary charcoal production in Uganda. a A hand tool (panga)
used in manual tree-felling; b A pile of logs ready to be covered with damp
soil; c Active pyrolysis process showing the release of moisture from the earthmound kiln; d Tree regeneration in the open forest near a charcoal production
site (a–d were taken near Naminato bridge in the Nwoya district); e Manual
harvesting using a rake near Kikumbi, Mityana district; f Harvesting with bare
hands while packaging near Bulera, Mityana district
to control internal kiln temperatures by regulating oxygen conditions.
Pyrolysis transforms the logs into charcoal under oxygen-deprived conditions without burning them to ashes. Harvesting charcoal is also manual,
involving the use of rakes (Fig. 6.2e) to separate silt from the charcoal, which is then handpicked and typically packaged in flexible sacks