Insight into multiple and multilevel structures of biochars and their potential environmental applications: a critical review

X Xiao, B Chen, Z Chen, L Zhu… - Environmental science & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Biochar is the carbon-rich product of the pyrolysis of biomass under oxygen-limited
conditions, and it has received increasing attention due to its multiple functions in the fields …

[HTML][HTML] What's in a stove? A review of the user preferences in improved stove designs

A Gill-Wiehl, T Price, DM Kammen - Energy Research & Social Science, 2021 - Elsevier
9 Billion people lack access to secure and affordable clean cooking fuels and technologies.
Numerous studies and initiatives have attempted to design and implement more efficient …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the potential of charred briquettes of sawdust, rice and coconut husks: Using water boiling and user acceptability tests

GA Akolgo, EA Awafo, EO Essandoh, PA Owusu, F Uba… - Scientific African, 2021 - Elsevier
Charred briquettes production is a sustainable way of producing cooking fuel from waste.
Unsustainable harvesting of wood for fuel production has contributed immensely to the rapid …

[HTML][HTML] Solid fuel users' perceptions of household solid fuel use in low-and middle-income countries: A scoping review

A McCarron, I Uny, L Caes, SE Lucas, S Semple… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Almost half of the global population is exposed to household air pollution (HAP) from the
burning of biomass fuels primarily for cooking, and this has been linked with considerable …

Prospects of waste incineration for improved municipal solid waste (MSW) management in Ghana—a review

N Yakah, M Samavati, A Akuoko Kwarteng, A Martin… - Clean …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The per capita municipal solid waste (MSW) generation per day in Ghana is estimated to be
0.47 kg/person/day, which translates to over 14,000 tonnes of solid waste generation daily …

Disruptive innovations and decentralized renewable energy systems in Africa: a socio-technical review

B Amuzu-Sefordzi, K Martinus, P Tschakert… - Energy research & social …, 2018 - Elsevier
The adoption of decentralized renewable energy technologies (RTech) is a challenge in
rural sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) despite their potential to increase the living standards of …

Estimation and efficient utilization of straw resources in Ghana

PA Seglah, Y Wang, H Wang, Y Bi - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
The significance of this research is on maize, rice, sorghum, millet, groundnut, soybeans and
cowpea straw for stronger sustainability in Ghana's economic development. Quantifying and …

Potential for waste to energy generation of municipal solid waste (MSW) in the Kumasi metropolis of Ghana

E Amo-Asamoah, DG Owusu-Manu… - International Journal of …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose Globally, waste management has been a topical issue in the past few decades due
to the continual increase in municipal solid waste (MSW) generation that is becoming …

生物炭固定化微生物技术在去除水中污染物的应用研究进展

张太平, 肖嘉慧, 胡凤洁 - 生态环境学报, 2021 - jeesci.com
许多研究致力于固定化微生物技术在去除水环境中污染物方面的应用. 生物炭具有高的比表面积
, 大的孔隙率, 低成本和来源广等优势, 生物炭与固定化微生物技术结合在处理水中污染物方面 …

Insights on photochemical activities of organic components and minerals in dissolved state biochar in the degradation of atorvastatin in aqueous solution

H Shi, M Wang, B Wang, Q Huang, S Gao - Journal of hazardous materials, 2020 - Elsevier
This study systematically investigated the photocatalytic activity of dissolved state biochar
(DSB) with different pyrolysis temperature to the degradation of atorvastatin (ATV), a …