Practicing Citations

This source provides valid, experimental research that ascertains that char cloth impregnated with boric acid and sodium chloride creates the most effective, adsorbent, micro porous material.[1]

This magazine produces articles on camping, surviving in the wild and savvy hacks for outdoor activities. This source provides a step by step, well explained method with accompanying pictures that lead the reader to make their own char cloth that is written from an un-biased, neutral point of view. [2]

Although this article was written with the purpose to explore the flammability resistance of natural cellulose-based materials for clothing purposes, it also delivers accurate, scientific research into pyrolytic conversion of cellulosic materials also used to make char cloth making it relevant to the Wikipedia article. [3]

It will be useful in the ‘History of Use’ section of the Wikipedia article as it offers direct insight via observation into the uses of fire starters/ tinder used by Indigenous tribes and the introduction of more advanced, though not necessarily superior, European invention to these communities. [4]

A multi-authored, academic paper published by the peer reviewed Pergamon Press, this source investigates the variations of microporous structures of char cloth when different fabric undergo pyrolysis. [5]


Answers to mod 7 Questions

  • Describe your media - Image of a campfire that can be used to make char cloth
  • Is it your own work ? - Yes, it is a photo (taken by me) of a campfire I made while camping
  • What is the file format?- JPEG
  • What license have you chosen?- Most restrictive acceptable license: {{self|cc-by-sa-4.0}}: Own work; attribution required for reuse; reusers must share alike; version 4.0 of the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA license
  • What category/gallery will you add it to?- Added to Char cloth and campfire
  • How will you describe the file?- Campfire for making Char cloth


  1. ^ Freeman, J.J.; Gimblett, F.G.R.; Roberts, R.A.; Sing, K.S.W. (1987). "Studies of activated charcoal cloth. I. Modification of adsorptive properties by impregnation with boron-containing compounds". Carbon. 25 (4): 559–563. doi:10.1016/0008-6223(87)90198-9. ISSN 0008-6223.
  2. ^ Pandoff, Bruce (2017). "Making Car cloth". Survival Magazine.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Schwenker, Jr., R. F.; Pacsu, Eugene. (1957-08). "Pyrolytic Degradation Products of Cellulose". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Chemical & Engineering Data Series. 2 (1): 83–88. doi:10.1021/i460002a024. ISSN 0095-9146. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Mountford, C. P.; Berndt, R. M. (1941-06). "MAKING FIRE BY PERCUSSION IN AUSTRALIA". Oceania. 11 (4): 342–344. doi:10.1002/j.1834-4461.1941.tb00332.x. ISSN 0029-8077. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ Carrott, P.J.M.; Freeman, J.J. (1991). "Evolution of micropore structure of activated charcoal cloth". Carbon. 29 (4–5): 499–506. doi:10.1016/0008-6223(91)90113-w. ISSN 0008-6223.