Biomass availability, energy consumption and biochar production in rural households of Western Kenya

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3537-3546

  Torres Rojas, Dorisel ^a   Lehmann, Johannes ^a   Hobbs, Peter ^a   Joseph, Stephen ^b   Neufeldt, Henry ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Biochar; Cooking; Productivity; Pyrolysis; Stoves

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BIOCHAR; BIOMASS AVAILABILITY; BIOMASS SUPPLY; CONVENTIONAL COMBUSTIONS; COOK STOVE; CROP RESIDUE; ENERGY NEEDS; FARM SIZE; FOOD PREPARATION; RURAL HOUSEHOLDS; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL QUALITY; WOOD ENERGY;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FARMS; FEEDSTOCKS; FERTILIZERS; PYROLYSIS; SOILS; STOVES;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

COOKING APPLIANCE; CROP RESIDUE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FARM SIZE; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; LEAF LITTER; PYROLYSIS; SHRUB; SMALLHOLDER; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL QUALITY;

KENYA;

EID: 79960360298     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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