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Mozambique’s charcoals—energetic properties of nine native species

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Most of the charcoal produced commercially in Mozambique is from natural forest and its production often affects negatively the environment. Nine species of high commercial value were analyzed and the results indicate comparable quality of their charcoal and that made from species of low commercial value. The dissemination of this knowledge could relieve pressure on the valuable species and also help in controlling the charcoal supply chain.

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  1. Ministry of Agriculture, National Directorate of Land and Forestry, Av. Josina Machel, 537, Maputo, Mozambique, Africa

    Cláudio Manuel Ismael Afonso

  2. Department of Forest Engineering and Technology, Federal University of Parana Av. Pref. Lothário Meissner, 900, Jardim Botânico, Curitiba, PR, 80.210-170, Brazil

    Thaís Alves Pereira Gonçalves, Graciela Inés Bolzon de Muñiz, Jorge Luis Monteiro de Matos & Silvana Nisgoski

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Afonso, C.M.I., Gonçalves, T.A.P., de Muñiz, G.I.B. et al. Mozambique’s charcoals—energetic properties of nine native species. Eur. J. Wood Prod. 73, 131–133 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-014-0855-z

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