Osama Radwan ⁽¹⁾, Amin Saleh ⁽¹⁾ and Ahmad Saigry^(1)*

(1). Department of Forestry and Ecology, Faculty of Agriculture Engineering, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria.

(*Corresponding author: Ahmad Sijari, Email Ahmad Saigry@gmail.com).

Received:18/07/2023          Accepted: 7/12/2023

Abstract: 

This research was carried out during the 2022 season in Lattakia City in the two sites of Al- Shabtaliya and Al-Kars, (100 and 600) sea level heights respectively, with the aim of studying the yield and some phenomenological and physical characteristics of wood charcoal produced from of pruning residues of olive and citrus trees, using the traditional method.The results showed that the charcoal yield ,​​ranged for olives and citrus, respectively, between (17.3 – 18.4%) in Al-Kars and between (20.3 – 21.66% ) in Al- Shabtaliya, The thickness of the bark (1-1.5) mm in Al-Kres, (0.5-1) mm in Al- Shabtaliya.  The results also showed that the quality of the charcoal produced from the two types studied in the Al- Shabtaliya site was better, because the combustion temperature cal/g.C° was 12.74 for olives, and 36.12 for citrus, and it takes a longer time to extinguish unlike the al-Kars site. The possibility of using pruning residues of these species as good alternatives to charcoal produced from forest trees

Key words : Charcoal, olives, citrus, Lattakia, specific heat, heat of combustion.

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