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The Danger of Incomplete Combustion for Environment, Health, and ...

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Energy flows in a well-operating traditionalwood-fired Chinese cooking stoveA Toxic Waste Factory!!Wood: 1 kg15.3 MJTraditional 15% moisture StoveTypical biomass cookstoves convert 6-20% <strong>of</strong> thefuel carbon to toxic substancesInto Pot2.8 MJ18%In PIC1.2 MJ8%Waste Heat11.3 MJ74%PIC = products <strong>of</strong> incomplete combustion = CO, HC, C, etc.Source:Zhang,et al.,2000

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