Reduction of Ultrafine Particle Emissions in Wood Fired Cookstove by using a Turbulent Agglomerator

Emission of fine and ultrafine particles from wood fired cook stoves are a major concern worldwide especially in the many countries where biomass cookstove are used on daily basis. Due to their small size these particles can reach deep within the lungs and cause various health issues. The effect of insertion of a turbulent agglomerator in the...

Biochar for horticultural and agricultural applications using high temperature torrefaction technology: Biochar for horticultural and agricultural applications using high temperature torrefaction technology

Biochar for horticultural and agricultural applications using high temperature torrefaction technology Pradeep Ravi Supervisors: Prof Dr. D.J.E.M Roekaerts, ir.Bart de Vries, Dr. Luis Cutz, Dr.Lorenzo Botto & Dr.Ralph Lindeboom Biomass currently accounts for less than 10 percentage of the world’s renewable energy production. Currently the...