Quantification of Black Carbon and Other Pollutant Emissions from a Traditional and an Improved Cookstove

Technical Report · Fri Nov 05 04:00:00 EDT 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1168602· OSTI ID:1168602

Kirchstetter, Thomas ^[1]; Preble, Chelsea ^[1]; Hadley, Odelle ^[1]; Gadgil, Ashok ^[1]

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1. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Environmental Energy Technologies Division

Traditional methods of cooking in developing regions of the world emit pollutants that endanger the lives of billions of people and contribute to climate change. This study quantifies the emission of pollutants from the Berkeley-Darfur Stove and the traditional three-stone fire at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory cookstove testing facility. The Berkeley-Darfur Stove was designed as a fuel efficient alternative to the three-stone fire to aid refugees in Darfur, who walk long distances from their camps and risk bodily harm in search of wood for cooking. A potential co-benefit of the more fuel efficient stove may be reduced pollutant emissions. This study measured emissions of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and sunlight-absorbing black carbon. It also measured climate-relevant optical properties of the emitted particulate matter. Pollutant monitors were calibrated specifically for measuring cookstove smoke.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22); California Energy Commission (CEC) (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-05CH11231
• OSTI ID: 1168602
• Report Number(s): LBNL--6062E
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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