Agricultural waste as household fuel: Techno-economic assessment of a new rice-husk cookstove for developing countries

Waste Management

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2762-2770

  Vitali, Francesco ^a   Parmigiani, Simone ^a   Vaccari, Mentore ^a   Collivignarelli, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass valorisation; Energy access; Feasibility analysis; Improved cookstove; Rice husk

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS VALORISATION; ENERGY ACCESS; FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS; IMPROVED COOKSTOVE; RICE HUSK;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BIOMASS; CHIMNEYS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENERGY RESOURCES; STOVES; TECHNOLOGY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

FUEL;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOMASS POWER; CROP RESIDUE; DEVELOPING WORLD; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY RESOURCE; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; RURAL AREA;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; COMBUSTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY RESOURCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RICE HUSK; WASTE-TO-ENERGY;

CAMEROON; CHAD;

BIOMASS VALORISATION; ENERGY ACCESS; FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS; IMPROVED COOKSTOVE; RICE HUSK;

AGRICULTURE; COOKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 84886096297     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2013.08.026     Document Type: Article

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