Heating and emission characteristics from combustion of charcoal and co-combustion of charcoal with faecal char-sawdust char briquettes in a ceramic cook stove

Over reliance on charcoal has accelerated deforestation in sub-Saharan Africa. Seeking alternative sustainable and environmentally friendly sources of biomass energy to meet the escalating energy demand is therefore vital. However, limited evidence exists on the concentrations of toxic emissions of...

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Main Authors: Austine O. Otieno, Patrick G. Home, James M. Raude, Sylvia I. Murunga, Anthony Gachanja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-08-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022015602