Char fuel production in developing countries – A review of urban biowaste carbonization

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dc.creatorLohri, Christian R.
dc.creatorRajabu, Hassan
dc.creatorSweeney, Daniel
dc.creatorZurbrügg, Christian
dc.date2016-07-13T06:17:28Z
dc.date2016-07-13T06:17:28Z
dc.date2016-05
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-27T08:38:03Z
dc.date.available2018-03-27T08:38:03Z
dc.descriptionUrban households in low- and middle-income countries (LAMICs) face the challenge of finding affordable, reliable and sustainable cooking fuel supplies. Most city residents use wood-based charcoal derived from mostly informal supply chains, which are linked to unsustainable forest logging, low efficiency production methods and long transportation routes, all factors that contribute to environmental degradation. At the same time, the provision of adequate and equitable solid waste management (SWM) services remains a major urban challenge, with municipal solid waste mainly consisting of organics. Sales of briquettes made from carbonized biowaste can potentially foster waste collection and enhance cost-recovery of SWM systems, while contributing to a sustainable energy supply.
dc.identifierLohri, C.R., Rajabu, H.M., Sweeney, D.J. and Zurbrügg, C., 2016. Char fuel production in developing countries–A review of urban biowaste carbonization. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 59, pp.1514-1530.
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3159
dc.identifier10.1016/j.rser.2016.01.088
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3159
dc.languageen
dc.subjectChar
dc.subjectCarbonization
dc.subjectSlow pyrolysis
dc.subjectMunicipal solid waste
dc.subjectOrganic waste
dc.subjectDeveloping countries
dc.titleChar fuel production in developing countries – A review of urban biowaste carbonization
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Reviewed

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