Essays about: "charcoal"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 100 essays containing the word charcoal.

  1. 1. Refining the particulate matter airway deposition arising from indoor cooking-related biomass combustion for children in the Haramaya district in Ethiopia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ergonomi och aerosolteknologi

    Author : Kasper Malmborn; [2023]
    Keywords : Air pollution exposure; charcoal; wood; animal dung; low-income setting epidemiology; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Background: Air pollution, a global issue affecting millions of individuals, is linked to adverse health effects on the respiratory system, but also to e.g., cancer and cardiovascular ailments. In low-income countries, cooking is often conducted by biomass-combustion, causing women and children to be exposed to high levels of indoor air pollution. READ MORE

  3. 2. Biokolteknik på lantbruk : en analys av ett investeringsbeslut

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Christine Hernblom; Sara Schmidt; [2023]
    Keywords : Biokolteknik; Lönsamhet; Lantbruk; Investeringsprocess; Biochar technology; Profitability; Agriculture; Investment prosses;

    Abstract : Lantbruksföretag har vanligen stora energibehov och samtidigt relativt små marginaler. Det är därför viktigt med en stabil och lönsam energianläggning. Det blir allt vanligare att lantbrukare investerar i innovativ bioenergiteknik. Detta för att frångå marknadens volatila elpriser och samtidigt producera hållbar bioenergi. READ MORE

  4. 3. Evaluation of five hardwood species from Zambia to produce fuel pellets for cooking purposes : Study with a single pellet press including pellet production, post production testing and X-ray examinations

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Avdelningen för energi-, miljö- och byggteknik

    Author : Annika Silvennoinen; [2023]
    Keywords : Pelletizing; Pellet Production; Wood Species; X-Ray examinations; Pelletisering; Pelletstillverkning; Träslag; Röntgenundersökningar;

    Abstract : 81% of the population in sub-Saharan Africa relies on charcoal and firewood to cover their energy needs for cooking. In Africa charcoal is usually produced by burning tree in a traditional kilns and then the food is cooked with a carbon-fired stoves indoors. READ MORE

  5. 4. Integrated Solar Cooking : Materials and Manufacturing of Conical Solar Cookers

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Kristy San; Ida Lindström; [2023]
    Keywords : Asulma Centre; Conical Solar Cooker; Integrated Solar Cooking; Kenya; Solar Cooking; Asulma centre; konisk solugn; integrerad solmatlagning; Kenya; solmatlagning;

    Abstract : This bachelor thesis is written as a Minor Field Studies (MFS) project and funded by SIDA, Sweden’s International Development Cooperation Agency. The project was made in cooperation with Engineers Without Borders Sweden and the local organization Asulma Centre in Nairobi. READ MORE

  6. 5. Ecosystem services from woody vegetation in East African rangelands

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Anna Linnéa Elisabeth Swärd; [2023]
    Keywords : dryland ecosystems; rangelands; rangelands; woody vegetation; restoration; Karamoja; West Pokot; pastoralists; agro-pastoralists; East Africa;

    Abstract : Drylands cover nearly half of the Earth's land surface and are dominated by croplands and rangelands. Dryland ecosystems worldwide are affected by land degradation. Increased population pressure, climate change and unsustainable land use threaten essential ecosystem services and adversely impact people’s livelihoods and well-being. READ MORE