Production and characterization of ecological fire starter from sawdust and vegetable oil
The objective of this article aims to reduce indoor air pollution through the use of ecological fire starter (EFS) made from sawdust and vegetable oils. In the Far North region of Cameroon, plastic waste is used to ignite and stoke solid fuels fires, exposing mainly women and children who are respon...
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| description | The objective of this article aims to reduce indoor air pollution through the use of ecological fire starter (EFS) made from sawdust and vegetable oils. In the Far North region of Cameroon, plastic waste is used to ignite and stoke solid fuels fires, exposing mainly women and children who are responsible for cooking to health risks from indoor air pollution. Thus, the survey conducted among the population of the region shows that 96% of urban households use plastics waste made with LDPE, HDPE, PET, PS, PP and EVA as fire starter for solid fuels. In the region, 5544 tons of plastic used by households could emit approximately 15,314 tons of CO2 eq per year. The region has a manufacturing capacity of 1000 tons of EFS while its need is 894 tons in 2022. The lower heating value of the EFS varies between 31.914 ± 0.810 and 25.127 ± 0.026 MJ/kg, and have many ecological health and economic advantages. A household needs about 10 g of EFS to ignite solid fuel per day, with an annual expenditure ranging from 5.5 and US$ 7 to purchase EFS. Therefore, it is important to promote EFS through developing countries and look for another way to recover plastic waste. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0e8542f98e8948809d07924ad5305a932023-08-30T05:51:00ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402023-08-0198e18253Production and characterization of ecological fire starter from sawdust and vegetable oilKodji Ezéchiel0Tize Koda Joel1Marcel Hamda Soulouknga2Djoulde Darman Roger3Department of Environmental Sciences, National Advanced School of Engineering, University of Maroua, Cameroon; Corresponding author.Department of Renewable Energy, National Advanced School of Engineering, University of Maroua, CameroonHigher Teacher Training Technical College of Sarh, University of Sarh, ChadDepartment of Agriculture Animal Husbandry and By-Products, National Advanced School of Engineering, University of Maroua, CameroonThe objective of this article aims to reduce indoor air pollution through the use of ecological fire starter (EFS) made from sawdust and vegetable oils. In the Far North region of Cameroon, plastic waste is used to ignite and stoke solid fuels fires, exposing mainly women and children who are responsible for cooking to health risks from indoor air pollution. Thus, the survey conducted among the population of the region shows that 96% of urban households use plastics waste made with LDPE, HDPE, PET, PS, PP and EVA as fire starter for solid fuels. In the region, 5544 tons of plastic used by households could emit approximately 15,314 tons of CO2 eq per year. The region has a manufacturing capacity of 1000 tons of EFS while its need is 894 tons in 2022. The lower heating value of the EFS varies between 31.914 ± 0.810 and 25.127 ± 0.026 MJ/kg, and have many ecological health and economic advantages. A household needs about 10 g of EFS to ignite solid fuel per day, with an annual expenditure ranging from 5.5 and US$ 7 to purchase EFS. Therefore, it is important to promote EFS through developing countries and look for another way to recover plastic waste.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023054610CO2 emissionPlasticSolid fuel and combustionEcological fire starterWood sawdustVegetable oil |
| spellingShingle | Kodji Ezéchiel Tize Koda Joel Marcel Hamda Soulouknga Djoulde Darman Roger Production and characterization of ecological fire starter from sawdust and vegetable oil Heliyon CO2 emission Plastic Solid fuel and combustion Ecological fire starter Wood sawdust Vegetable oil |
| title | Production and characterization of ecological fire starter from sawdust and vegetable oil |
| title_full | Production and characterization of ecological fire starter from sawdust and vegetable oil |
| title_fullStr | Production and characterization of ecological fire starter from sawdust and vegetable oil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Production and characterization of ecological fire starter from sawdust and vegetable oil |
| title_short | Production and characterization of ecological fire starter from sawdust and vegetable oil |
| title_sort | production and characterization of ecological fire starter from sawdust and vegetable oil |
| topic | CO2 emission Plastic Solid fuel and combustion Ecological fire starter Wood sawdust Vegetable oil |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023054610 |
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