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ArticleHeliyon2022

Heating and emission characteristics from combustion of charcoal and co-combustion of charcoal with faecal char-sawdust char briquettes in a ceramic cook stove.

Austine O Otieno, Patrick G Home, James M Raude, Sylvia I Murunga, Anthony Gachanja

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Article in Heliyon, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Austine O OtienoSoil, Water and Environmental Engineering Department (SWEED), Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
Patrick G HomeSoil, Water and Environmental Engineering Department (SWEED), Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
James M RaudeSoil, Water and Environmental Engineering Department (SWEED), Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
Sylvia I MurungaAgricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department (ABED), Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
Anthony GachanjaDepartment of Chemistry, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over reliance on charcoal has accelerated deforestation in sub-Saharan Africa. Seeking alternative sustainable and environmentally friendly sources of biomass energy to meet the escalating energy demand is therefore vital. However, limited evidence exists on the concentrations of toxic emissions of different biomass fuels. Herein, dried human faeces and sawdust were pyrolyzed at 350 °C to produce biochar and mixed in equal ratio to produce briquettes through densification, with molasses (10 wt.%) used as a binder. A comparative study on the heating properties and emission level of carbon monoxide (CO), nitric oxide (NO), and hydrogen sulphide (H

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BioenergyBiomassCalorific valuesExposure limitsFlue gasesIndoor heating

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PMID36033315
PMCPMC9404349

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