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spelling Díez, Hernán E. Pérez, Juan F. 1687-806X 1687-8078 Hindawi Limited General Chemical Engineering http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4531686 <jats:p>Socioeconomic conditions and the main firewood species used for cooking in three Colombian regions are studied in this work. The species collected were<jats:italic> Cordia alliodora</jats:italic>,<jats:italic> Guazuma ulmifolia</jats:italic>,<jats:italic> Eucalyptus grandis</jats:italic>, and<jats:italic> Pinus patula</jats:italic>. The used patterns of biomass and socioeconomic conditions of the selected regions were defined by means of secondary information. Firewood was physicochemically characterized and the species are compared with fossil fuels with regard to emissions of CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>, energy density, and costs. The studied regions require solutions to use firewood in eco-efficient systems, since in these rural regions people use biomass as an energy source. Studied firewood species are suitable to be gasified in fixed bed reactors due to their high volatile matter content (&gt;80%) and low ash content (&lt;1.8%).<jats:italic> Pinus patula</jats:italic> is the one with the highest fuel value index, mainly due to its low ash content (0.4%). The firewood consumption in advanced stoves has environmental advantages resulting from its low CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> emissions: a cubic meter of<jats:italic> Eucalyptus </jats:italic>could replace 113 liters of kerosene or 120 m<jats:sup>3</jats:sup> of natural gas for cooking applications.</jats:p> Physicochemical Characterization of Representative Firewood Species Used for Cooking in Some Colombian Regions International Journal of Chemical Engineering
spellingShingle Díez, Hernán E., Pérez, Juan F., International Journal of Chemical Engineering, Physicochemical Characterization of Representative Firewood Species Used for Cooking in Some Colombian Regions, General Chemical Engineering
title Physicochemical Characterization of Representative Firewood Species Used for Cooking in Some Colombian Regions
title_full Physicochemical Characterization of Representative Firewood Species Used for Cooking in Some Colombian Regions
title_fullStr Physicochemical Characterization of Representative Firewood Species Used for Cooking in Some Colombian Regions
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title_short Physicochemical Characterization of Representative Firewood Species Used for Cooking in Some Colombian Regions
title_sort physicochemical characterization of representative firewood species used for cooking in some colombian regions
title_unstemmed Physicochemical Characterization of Representative Firewood Species Used for Cooking in Some Colombian Regions
topic General Chemical Engineering
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