_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: itunustella@gmail.com; Asian J. Microb. Biotech., vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 146-154, 2023 Asian Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 146-154, 2023; Article no.AJMAB.11769 ISSN: 2456-8341 Evaluation of Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activities of Charcoal Obtained from Almond Tree Stem Oridupa I. S. a* , Adebayo T. E. a , Ezeugwu P. C. b , Amuna O. T. c , Aondoaver S. A. d and Eseiwi F. O. e a Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Oyo, Nigeria. b Department of Biochemistry, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria. c Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University, Lokoja, Nigeria. d Department of Chemistry, Benue State University, Makurdi, Nigeria. e Department of Biological Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit MI 48202, USA. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. Author OIS performed the conceptualisation, designed the study, conducted the laboratory experiments and collected the data. Authors ATE, EPC, AOT and ASA did the conducted data analysis. Author EFO wrote the 1 st draft of the manuscript. All authors reviewed, corrected and accepted the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.56557/AJMAB/2023/v8i28456 Received: 18/09/2023 Accepted: 24/11/2023 Published: 02/12/2023 ABSTRACT The emergence of antimicrobial resistance has spurred the search for alternative antimicrobial agents for drug-resistant species. This study aimed to investigate the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of charcoal obtained from the almond ( Terminalia catappa) tree stem, Original Research Article