Sökning: "biochar producing stoves"

Hittade 3 uppsatser innehållade orden biochar producing stoves.

  1. 1. Use of Biochar Producing Cookstoves in Rural Kenya : Energy efficiency, air pollution concentrations and biochar production potential

    Kandidat-uppsats, KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Författare :Siri Ranung; Jessica Ruud; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Biochar; improved cooking stoves; three stone open fire;

    Sammanfattning : Household air pollution annually kills around 14 300 people in Kenya, due to the hazardous smoke of incomplete combustion coming from inefficient stoves. Exposure to this smokeleads to lethal health issues for the women and children staying in these kitchens, but the smoke also leads to a contribution to global warming. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Improving small-scale agriculture and countering deforestation: the case of biochar and biochar producing stoves in Embu County, Kenya

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Författare :Anders Magnusson; [2015]
    Nyckelord :new agricultural innovations; Integrated Soil Fertility Management ISFM ; biochar producing stoves; Biochar; soil amendment; Kenya; deforestation; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : This research examines the introduction and diffusion of biochar as a soil amendment and biochar producing stoves in Embu County, Kenya, together with its related socio-economic potentials and challenges. The area has seen rapid rates of deforestation together with declining soil fertility during the last couple of decades. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Emissions and Energy Use Efficiency of Household Biochar Production during Cooking in Kenya

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för teknikvetenskaper

    Författare :Hanna Helander; Lovisa Larsson; [2014]
    Nyckelord :biochar; stoves; fuel consumption; emissions; energy use efficiency; rural households; indoor air climate;

    Sammanfattning : This project examines the efficiency of a biochar-producing stove in meeting the needs of households in rural of Kenya. The stove has been tested and evaluated by five household in Embu, Kenya and compared with two other common cooking methods. LÄS MER