"It was Henry Ford who brought charcoal back to life as a form of fuel for
barbeque grills. His sawmill in Kingsford Michigan provided wooden parts for
the early Ford cars. To make use of the waste wood generated by the sawmill, a
chemical plant was constructed and in operation by 1924. The chemical plant
reclaimed, from every ton of scrap wood, a variety of saleable byproducts. The
610 pounds of charcoal reclaimed per ton was manufactured into briquettes and
sold as Ford Charcoal. The charcoal briquettes are made from compressed
charcoal dust held together with a binder of sodium nitrate, lime and clay. Mr.
Ford supplied a small portable grill with some of the cars he made along with a
bag of charcoal. The adventure of driving a car in to the country and having a
picnic took hold and created a demand for charcoal briquettes. The charcoal
grille gained popularity but the fuel has changed to natural gas or propane. "
Author Gary Gilmore
My question is what was its composition in percentages?
Regards, Ben
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