Mitchell, EJS, Ting, Y, Allan, J et al. (7 more authors) (2020) Pollutant Emissions from Improved Cookstoves of the type used in Sub-Saharan Africa. Combustion Science and Technology, 192 (8). pp. 1582-1602. ISSN 0010-2202
Abstract
Emissions from traditional cookstoves are a major health concern in developing world households. Improved cookstoves can reduce fuel use and pollutant emissions and here we compare three types of improved cookstoves widely used in Sub-Saharan Africa. These are a raised-bed charcoal stove, a rocket-type stove using wood and straw, and a gasifier stove. Laboratory measurements were made of the main gaseous pollutants, particle size distribution and composition. The genotoxicity of the particles was assessed using a comet assay. The rocket-type stove using dry wood had the highest emission factors for particulate matter and NOX. Emissions of CO and CH4 were a factor of 6-7 higher from the charcoal stove compared with the other stoves tested in this work, and also higher for burning high moisture wood. Fuel properties were critical for emitted particle size, and for the emissions of NOX, black carbon and organic matter.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Improved cookstove; biomass; emissions; smoke; moisture |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Chemical & Process Engineering (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Inst for Climate & Atmos Science (ICAS) (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM) > Clinical & Population Science Dept (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 03 May 2019 11:43 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 21:48 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/00102202.2019.1614922 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:145630 |
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