The Indian National Initiative for Advanced Biomass Cookstoves: The benefits of clean combustion

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 63-72

  Venkataraman, C ^a   Sagar, A D ^b   Habib, G ^b   Lam, N ^c   Smith, K R ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; COAL COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION; FUELS; GREENHOUSES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; POLLUTION; STOVES;

AVOIDED EMISSIONS; BLACK CARBON EMISSION; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS; INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION; NATIONAL INITIATIVES; REGIONAL AIR QUALITY; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT;

BIOMASS;

AIR QUALITY; BIOMASS POWER; BLACK CARBON; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

INDIA;

EID: 77954817339     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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