definition of animal charcoal
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animal charcoal (uncountable) A fine charcoal prepared by calcining bones in a closed vessel; used as a filtering agent in sugar refining, and as an adsorbent and disinfectan
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Bones are heated in closed vessels in absence of air. The residue left behind is called animal charcoal. It contains about 10% carbon. It is mainly used for decolourising sugar syrup in the manufacture of sugar and other organic substance.
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