[Terrapreta] Non Fuel Uses of Charcoal

[rukurt at westnet.com.au]

Tom Miles wrote:
> It's clear from the Japan market study that charcoal is used for a variety
> of purposes in Japan, just as it was in Europe and the US before the second
> world war. 
I *have* chewed and swallowed a couple of lumps of charcoal and cured a 
bad belly ache in darkest New Guinea. It adsorbed the gases and other 
toxins that were causing the problem.

I *have* used a bowl full of charcoal lumps in the fridge to keep it 
smelling sweet.

I *have* used charcoal to purify a discoloured solution of some salt in 
a chemistry prac lesson.

Many of the odd uses of charcoal (snipped below) are actually based in 
fact, though somewhat over done in the advertising. Cosmetics, and here 
I include shampoos for dogs, have always been overpriced and overhyped, 
and as for the diet suplement market--- outer space is the limit.

Kurt
who wishes more softdrink dispenser were fitted with charcoal filters to 
take the chlorine taste out of coke.