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Tom,<br>
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Thanks for the reference. VERY recent publication (the journal date
is February 2018 --- yes 2018). <br>
<br>
This will be useful information for some anticipated TLUD stove work
in Ghana. I will see if my contact in Ghana knows any of the 6
authors.<br>
<br>
Paul<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Doc / Dr TLUD / Prof. Paul S. Anderson, PhD
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:psanders@ilstu.edu">psanders@ilstu.edu</a>
Skype: paultlud Phone: +1-309-452-7072
Website: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.drtlud.com">www.drtlud.com</a></pre>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:tmiles@trmiles.com">tmiles@trmiles.com</a> [biochar] wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><span
style="color:#505050;" lang="EN">Is anyone familiar
with this study from Ghana? <o></o></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><span
style="color:#505050;" lang="EN">“The potential of a
dual purpose improved cookstove for low income earners
in Ghana – Improved cooking methods and biochar
production”<o></o></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><span
style="color:#505050;" lang="EN">Gilbert Ayine
Akolgo, Eric Osei Essandoh, Samuel Gyamfi, Thomas
Atta-Darkwa, Ebenezer Nyarko Kumia, Claudia Maria
Branco de Freitas Maia<o></o></span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#505050;" lang="EN"><a
href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.09.044"
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><span
style="color:#505050;" lang="EN">Many cookstove
designs and biochar programs have been implemented in
many countries around the world. These programs have
had varied degrees of success which is generally low.
Some were able to achieve all their target objectives,
others achieved a fraction of their target objectives
whiles others achieved different results from their
initial targets. The low success rates have been
attributed to disregard for various users’
considerations by the past implementers of such
designs and programs. This study seeks to determine
the factors and features that Ghana cookstove users
want to be incorporated in the designs of their
cookstove and biochar programs. The study used a
nationwide survey of household cooks. It was found
that about 99% of the respondents will prefer a
smokeless cook stove. The challenges that they will
want eliminated from the conventional cooking systems
are ranked from the highest to the lowest as: smoke
and heat (35.80%), difficulty in use (21.8%), cost of
cooking systems (6.8%), faulty parts (3.1%), and fuel
availability (2.90%). About 83% of the respondents
have no idea of the use of charcoal as a soil
amendment tool (biochar), which presents an
opportunity to educate the communities about the
potential of biochar to improve soil fertility and
quality. This paper therefore recommends that future
cookstove designers, researchers and biochar programs
implementers consider elimination of smoke and heat as
well as fuel availability ahead of the other factors
considered in the design of cookstoves.<o></o></span></p>
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