Economic feasibility of bagasse charcoal in Haiti
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2005.
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| author | Kamimoto, Lynn K. (Lynn Kam Oi) |
| author2 | David Wallace. |
| author_facet | David Wallace. Kamimoto, Lynn K. (Lynn Kam Oi) |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/329372019-04-11T08:06:05Z Economic feasibility of bagasse charcoal in Haiti Kamimoto, Lynn K. (Lynn Kam Oi) David Wallace. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2005. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 13-15). The economics of implementing bagasse-based charcoal manufacturing in Haiti was investigated. From these main inputs, three different manufacturing economic scenarios were modeled using a simple, dynamic excel spreadsheet. The first model reflects single family implementation, which reasonable found that a family would be able to make back their start up costs within a month of production. The second model examined sugarcane bagasse charcoal production as an entrepreneurial endeavor for a small community. The third model is similar to the second model, but reflects large-scale factory production. The potential of the second and third models primarily depend on the cost of raw materials and transportation. These models are easily adjusted to reflect market rates and can be generalized to address similar start-up economies. by Lynn K. Kamimoto. S.B. 2006-05-15T20:40:30Z 2006-05-15T20:40:30Z 2005 2005 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32937 62783513 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 16 leaves 1034421 bytes 1031871 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Kamimoto, Lynn K. (Lynn Kam Oi) Economic feasibility of bagasse charcoal in Haiti |
| title | Economic feasibility of bagasse charcoal in Haiti |
| title_full | Economic feasibility of bagasse charcoal in Haiti |
| title_fullStr | Economic feasibility of bagasse charcoal in Haiti |
| title_full_unstemmed | Economic feasibility of bagasse charcoal in Haiti |
| title_short | Economic feasibility of bagasse charcoal in Haiti |
| title_sort | economic feasibility of bagasse charcoal in haiti |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
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