 | | Small scale charcoal making: A manual for trainers
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 |  | | Table of contents |
| | | Preface |
| | | Acknowledgments |
| | | Introduction |
| | | Session format |
| | | Training program calendar |
|  | | Day 1 |
| | | Session 1: Sharing perceptions of the training program: An ice-breaker |
| | | Attachment 1-A: Coat of arms |
| | | Session 2: Assessing group resources |
| | | Session 3: Defining expectations of the training program |
| | | Session 4: Introduction to the carbonization process |
| | | Attachment 4A: Sensory analysis guidance sheet |
| | | Attachment 4B: The carbonization process |
| | | Attachment 4C: Sample comparison of charcoal and brands |
| | | Session 5: Assessing available wood resources |
| | | Session 6: Fire and food: The dynamics of traditional cooking |
| | | Attachment 6A: Traditional cooking discussion questions |
| | | Attachment 6B: Fundamental means of heat transfer |
| | | Day 2 |
| | | Session 7: Wood resource management |
| | | Attachment 7A: Fuelwood production in traditional farming systems |
| | | Attachment 7B: Why is it so difficult to grow fuelwood? |
| | | Attachment 7C: Definitions of major wood sources |
| | | Session 8: The problem of fuelwood scarcity |
| | | Attachment 8A: The other energy crisis: Firewood |
| | | Attachment 8B: Direct energy efficiency of charcoal production |
| | | Attachment 8C: How the more expensive fuel can be cheaper to use! |
| | | Attachment 8D: How the more expensive fuel can be cheaper to buy! |
| | | Attachment 8E: World charcoal use fact sheet |
| | | Session 9: Introduction to kiln construction |
| | | Attachment 9A: Common kiln types |
| | | Attachment 9B: Basic principles of kiln design |
| | | Session 10: Kiln design |
| | | Session 11: Kiln construction |
| | | Session 12: Nightwatch: Monitoring and extraction |
| | | Day 3 |
| | | Session 13: Review and re-design of kilns |
| | | Session 14: Construction and testing of second kiln |
| | | Day 4 |
| | | Session 15: Introduction to presentations |
| | | Session 16: Kiln application and innovation |
| | | Attachment 16A: Design situations |
| | | Attachment 16B: Realities of making charcoal |
| | | Day 5 |
| | | Session 17: Presentations of kilns |
| | | Session 18: Briquetting: A problem-solving activity |
| | | Attachment 18A: Simple techniques for basic bio-fuels |
| | | Attachment 18B: Briquetting as a cottage industry: A case study |
| | | Attachment 18C: Bamako briquettes |
| | | Attachment 18D: Binders for charcoal briquettes |
| | | Day 6 |
| | | Session 19: Evaluating charcoal yields |
| | | Attachment 19A: Elementary calculation of moisture content |
| | | Attachment 19B: Energy potential of raw wood |
| | | Attachment 19C: Charcoal yield worksheet |
| | | Session 20: Program evaluation |
| | | Bibliography |
