Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Adriana Palacios, Derek Bradley
Summary: This article reviews wood-burning stoves in Kenya and Mexico, highlighting the low efficiency and high indoor particulate matter concentration of Kenyan stoves. It suggests using H-2 as a replacement, but acknowledges the challenge of its low mass-specific energy.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Josiah L. Kephart, Magdalena Fandino-Del-Rio, Kendra N. Williams, Gary Malpartida, Alexander Lee, Kyle Steenland, Luke P. Naeher, Gustavo F. Gonzales, Marilu Chiang, William Checkley, Kirsten Koehler
Summary: In a biomass-to-LPG intervention trial in Peru, it was found that kitchen area NO2 concentrations were significantly lower in the LPG intervention group compared to the biomass control group, although some samples still exceeded WHO standards. Most participants in the LPG intervention group had 48-hour personal NO2 exposure levels below WHO guidelines, but further research is needed to understand the potential health risks of LPG-related NO2 emissions.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mekonnen Bersisa, Almas Heshmati, Alemu Mekonnen
Summary: This study examines households' preferences, willingness to pay, and determinants of adopting improved cook stoves in rural Ethiopia. Findings suggest that households were aware of the benefits of improved cook stoves but were constrained by technology availability and product quality. Factors such as education, income, non-farm employment, and livestock ownership influenced the adoption of new gas stoves.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Elena Ferriz Bosque, Luisa M. Muneta, Gregorio Romero Rey, Berta Suarez, Victor Berrueta, Alberto Beltran, Omar Masera
Summary: This study demonstrates the importance of user participation and the application of Design Thinking methodology in the design of the portable model of Patsari cook stoves. By integrating theoretical analysis and user experience, the adoption of improved cook stoves can be facilitated and their success ensured.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Benoit Brandelet, Christophe Rose, Julien Landreau, Lionel Druette, Yann Rogaume
Summary: This study examines the evolution of pollutants from four generations of wood-burning domestic heating appliances, finding that with combustion optimization and device design improvements, particle emissions have decreased significantly. Organic carbon and PAH emissions have also decreased, with simulations showing a potential further decrease in emissions in the next decade with the current stove renewal rate.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Economics
Moises Carrasco-Garces, Felipe Vasquez-Lavin, Roberto D. Ponce Oliva, Francisco Diaz Pincheira, Manuel Barrientos
Summary: This study examines the implicit discount rate (IDR) used by individuals in determining adoption of Efficient Energy Technologies (EET), finding that factors such as perception of future economic situation, trust in environmental authorities, happiness, and gender impact the IDR. Additionally, using an interest rate lower than the IDR significantly increases the probability of adoption, highlighting the importance of understanding copayments, payment frequencies, and differences between interest rates and IDRs to maximize adoption rates.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Peter Tumutegyereize, Simon Muwanguzi, Fildah Ayaa, Simon Kizito, Joshua Wanyama
Summary: This study compared the thermal shock resistance of charcoal cook-stove grates made from different soil types and mixing ratios. The results showed that clay soil mixed with shale rock in a ratio of 3:1 had the highest thermal shock resistance.
ENERGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mizanur Rahman, Hans Petersen, Hammad Irshad, Congjian Liu, Jacob McDonald, Akshay Sood, Paula M. Meek, Yohannes Tesfaigzi
Summary: Replacing old wood stoves with new ones can reduce personal exposure to household air pollution, but cleaning the flue may be more important than stove age in reducing pollution.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Nibretu Kebede, Degefa Tolossa, Tamirat Tefera
Summary: The study found that factors such as education level, length of residence, type of home owned, and stove-operating costs have significant impacts on the choice of improved cook stoves (ICS); households in better homes are more likely to use Mirt and Lakech stoves compared to traditional three-stone stoves.
ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Andrea I. Silverman, Jeremy S. Guest
Summary: A study highlights the potential of sunlight-based technologies to provide reliable disinfection for underserved rural populations who lack access to safe drinking water.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Eui-Soo Kang, Jang Soo Yook, Min-Seong Ha
Summary: This review summarizes the factors influencing cognition in stroke patients and highlights the necessity of breathing exercises. Although the underlying mechanisms by which these exercises improve cognitive function are still limited, the diverse array of supporting evidence suggests that breathing exercises are expected to contribute to improvements in cognitive function in stroke patients.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Raksha Nagpal, Nishi Kant Bhardwaj, Om Prakash Mishra, Ritu Mahajan
Summary: This study demonstrates the potential of crude xylano-pectinolytic enzymes in bio-pulping of rice straw to reduce environmental pollution and improve paper quality. The integration of bio-pulping strategy before chemical pulping enhances pulp yield, brightness, and physical strength properties, while reducing alkali dose and pollution. Using crude enzymes produced by a bacterial isolate, this environmentally sustainable approach can lead to cleaner pulping of rice straw.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Bulcha Gute Tucho, Habtamu Fekadu Etefa, Vinod Kumar, Gelana Amante Raba, Mulugeta Tesema Efa, Francis Birhanu Dejene
Summary: Rural Ethiopian communities heavily rely on biomass fuels, but wood fuel consumption has outpaced its supply due to population growth and forest resource depletion. This study examines the burning efficiencies of woods with different moisture contents and finds that wood with 10% moisture content performs the best during combustion. High moisture content delays cooking onset, while low moisture content decreases effective cooking duration. Wood with moisture content of 50% or greater fails to cook. Moisture content of around 30% delays the time to reach cooking temperature and extends the cooking time.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Zoology
Sonya M. Kahlenberg, Tammie Bettinger, Honore K. Masumbuko, Gracianne K. Basyanirya, Simisi M. Guy, Jonathan K. Katsongo, Nadine Kocanjer, Laurie Warfield, Jackson K. Mbeke
Summary: Improved stove projects are commonly promoted as a win-win solution to protect forests and improve human health and development in communities near nonhuman primate habitats. However, the outcomes of such projects have been rarely formally published, leading to questions about their effectiveness and value as a conservation strategy.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Tin-Chih Toly Chen, Teng Chieh Chang, Yu-Cheng Wang
Summary: Reducing NOx emissions after coal combustion is crucial for thermal power plants to minimize health risks. This study proposes a fuzzy big data analytics approach to predict post-combustion NOx emissions based on coal composition, which can be used to optimize boiler configuration and combustion conditions. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed methodology outperforms existing methods in terms of prediction accuracy.