Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from households and industry by the use of charcoal from sawmill residues in Tanzania

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 27, Issue , 2012, Pages 109-117

  Sjølie, Hanne K ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cement industry; Charcoal; Deforestation; Greenhouse gas emissions; Miombo woodlands; Sawmill

Indexed keywords

CARBON NEUTRALS; CEMENT MANUFACTURING; CEMENT PRODUCTION; CHARCOAL PRODUCTION; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY SUPPLIES; FOREST DEGRADATION; GHG EMISSION; GLOBAL GROWTH; GLOBAL SCALE; MIOMBO WOODLANDS; NET EFFECT; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN COUNTRIES; TANZANIA; URBAN POPULATION;

BRICKMAKING; BRIQUETS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CEMENT INDUSTRY; CEMENT MANUFACTURE; CEMENTS; CHARCOAL; DEFORESTATION; GAS EMISSIONS; METHANE; SAWING; SAWMILLS;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHARCOAL; EMISSION; FORESTS; GREENHOUSE GASES; KILNS; METHANE; OXIDATION; SAW MILLS; TANZANIA; WASTES;

EID: 84856387507     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.01.008     Document Type: Article

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