Evaluation of solid fuel char briquettes from human waste

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 9852-9858

  Ward, Barbara J ^a   Yacob, Tesfayohanes W ^a   Montoya, Lupita D ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BITUMINOUS COAL; CALORIFIC VALUE; CHARCOAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FUELS; STARCH;

DEVELOPING WORLD; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; ENERGY DEMANDS; HIGHER HEATING VALUE; LOW TEMPERATURES; PREDICTIVE MODELING; SOLID FUEL CHARS; URBAN SANITATIONS;

BRIQUETS;

BITUMINOUS COAL; CALCIUM OXIDE; CHARCOAL; COAL; MOLASSES; STARCH; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ELEMENT; GASOLINE; WASTE;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FECES; FUEL; HEATING; PYROLYSIS; SANITATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COOKING; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY YIELD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FECAL CHAR BRIQUETTE; FECES; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; PHYSICAL RESISTANCE; PYROLYSIS; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; WOOD; WOOD CHAR; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; THEORETICAL MODEL; THERMODYNAMICS; WASTE;

CHARCOAL; ELEMENTS; FECES; GASOLINE; HEATING; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; THERMODYNAMICS; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 84906265390     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es500197h     Document Type: Article

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