Table 1.
Product information of charcoal and agglomerated charcoal

Sample Species Raw material Country of origin Additives
A1 White charcoal 1 Oak Vietnam -
A2 White charcoal 2 Oak Laos -
A3 Black charcoal Oak South Korea -
B1 Agglomerated charcoal with charcoal powder undeclared USA Corn starch : 15%
limestone : 7%
borax : 1.5%
barium nitrate : 0.1%
B2 Ignition-type of perforated charcoal undeclared South Korea barium nitrate : 13%
Wheat flour : 5%
Sodium nitrate : 3.5%
B3 Agglomerated charcoal with sawdust Broad-leaved tree Indonesia -