CommentarySolar cookers—cheap technology with high ecological benefits☆
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2018, Construction and Building MaterialsCitation Excerpt :Therefore, to answer the question of sustainability regarding heat curing, solar energy can be the possible input of a dedicated heat curing system for geopolymer binders. During last two decades, successful efforts have been made in developing solar ovens for domestic purposes [24,17]. The principal aim of this research study was to develop environmental friendly curing regime for producing high-performance GP matrix.
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2017, Energy Research and Social ScienceCitation Excerpt :Apart from the serious consequences of charcoal production regarding deforestation, the burning of charcoal produces a substantial amount of carbon monoxide. Charcoal as energy source is a relevant environmental issue as it is especially used in urban areas and, with increased rates of urbanisation, the production and consumption of charcoal are likely to increase [38,35]. While the environmental argument above is well-represented in the literature, the economic argument for using SCs is more applicable to the end-users [39–,41,35,42].
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Preliminary report was presented as Poster at Third Biennial Meeting of The International Society for Ecological Economics—Down to Earth: Practical Applications of Ecological Economics held at Hotel Herradura, Costa Rica, during October 24–28, 1994.[/fa]
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