Comparative Study on Emissions from Traditional and Improved Biomass Cookstoves Used in India
Journal Title: International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology (IJRASET) - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 8
Abstract
Cooking is central to our lives. In developing countries, about 90% of rural households depend on the solid biomass fuels for cooking. Unprocessed solid biomass fuels are used by the poor urban and rural folk for cooking and heating. Approximately 67% of households in India (equivalent to 166 million households) remain wedded to solid fuels as their primary source of cooking fuel. The traditional cookstoves used for cooking are not energy efficient and the fuels are not burnt completely, thus resulting in release of complex mixture of health damaging indoor air pollutants like carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide. This paper estimates and compares the extent to which the pollutants like carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides are generated when biomass fuels is burnt in traditional cookstove (U-shaped) as compared to improved cookstove (Priyagini) which is commonly used in northern India. The thermal efficiency of the cookstoves and characteristics of biomass fuels were also established.
Authors and Affiliations
Harshika Kumari, Avinash Chandra, S. C. Kaushik
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