Design, development and technological advancement in the biomass cookstoves: A review

The use of biomass resources for cooking and heating is as old as the origin of human civilization due to the fact that biomass is available almost everywhere and can be burnt directly. Biomass accounts for a large fraction of the domestic energy needs in the developing countries. However, very ofte...

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Published in:Renewable & sustainable energy reviews 2013-10, Vol.26, p.265-285
Main Authors: Manoj Kumar, Sachin Kumar, Tyagi, S.K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air pollution caused by fuel industries
Analysis. Health state
Applied sciences
Biological and medical sciences
Biomass burning
Biomass cookstove
Carbon
Combustion of solid fuels
Combustion. Flame
Cooking
Devices
Domestic energy
Energy
Energy. Thermal use of fuels
Environmental impact
Epidemiology
Equipments for energy generation and conversion: thermal, electrical, mechanical energy, etc
Exact sciences and technology
Furnaces. Firing chambers. Burners
General aspects
Health hazards
Heating
Markets
Medical sciences
Metering. Control
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Rural areas
Solid and pulverized fuel burners and combustion chambers
Sustainable development
Theoretical studies. Data and constants. Metering
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Summary:The use of biomass resources for cooking and heating is as old as the origin of human civilization due to the fact that biomass is available almost everywhere and can be burnt directly. Biomass accounts for a large fraction of the domestic energy needs in the developing countries. However, very often biomass is burnt inefficiently in open three-stone fire and traditional cookstoves for cooking and heating applications which causes severe health problems in women and children and also affects the environment. Many efforts have been made worldwide to increase the dissemination of improved cookstove but have not succeeded in their targets. The new cookstove dissemination programs can be funded through carbon revenue and other funding organizations; further these funds can be utilized for further R&D and cookstove market. The successful cookstove dissemination programs can lead to the sustainable development of the rural areas besides helping in the commercialization of cookstove. Therefore, this article presents the review on the design, development, and technological advancement of biomass cookstoves and the effects of traditional biomass burning devices on the emission, health hazard, and environmental pollution.
ISSN:1364-0321
1879-0690
DOI:10.1016/j.rser.2013.05.010