Fuel value indices of selected woodfuel species used in Masindi and Nebbi districts of Uganda
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- 作者：Samuel Ojelel ; Tom Otiti ; Samuel Mugisha
- 关键词：Woodfuel ; Fuel value index ; Moisture content ; Gross calorific value ; Density
- 刊名：Energy, Sustainability and Society
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：December 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：5
- 期：1
- 全文大小：393 KB
- 刊物主题：Renewable and Green Energy; Sustainable Development; Energy Economics; Interdisciplinary Studies; Energy Policy, Economics and Management;
- 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- ISSN：2192-0567
文摘
Background Biomass currently meets more than 97% of the total energy requirements in Uganda. However, contrary to this heavy reliance on biomass, there is paucity of information regarding the fuel value indices (FVIs) of woodfuel species used in different locations of the country such as Masindi and Nebbi districts. This study therefore sought to identify ten woodfuel species commonly used by the communities in these two districts and examine their FVIs from basic properties, namely; moisture content, density and gross calorific value.