Question

How is wood converted into charcoal? Why is charcoal preferred over wood?
CBSE Grade 10​

Answer 1

because calorific value of wood is high

Answer 2

Wood charcoal is mostly pure carbon, called char (the first syllable of charcoal), made by heating wood above 400° C in a low oxygen environment. The process, called pyrolysis, can take days and burns off volatile compounds such as water, methane, hydrogen, and tar.

Charcoal is better fuel than wood because: When the same amount ofcharcoal and wood are burnt, charcoal produces almost twice the heat produced by wood. Charcoal produces much less smoke than wood. Charcoalis a compact fuel that is more convenient to handle than wood...