| Title: | Safety assessment of charcoal usage and effects of common charcoal ignition aiders on combustion indices |
| Author(s): | Ajayeoba AO; Fajobi MO; Adebiyi KA; Raheem WA; Oladapo SO; Olayinka MD; |
| Address: | "Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ladoke Akintola University Technology of Ogbomoso, Ogbomoso, Nigeria. aoajayeoba@lautech.edu.ng. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. fajmoses@gmail.com. Open and Distance Learning Centre, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria. fajmoses@gmail.com. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ladoke Akintola University Technology of Ogbomoso, Ogbomoso, Nigeria. Department of Systems Engineering, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Nigeria" |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-022-21059-w |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 2045-2322 (Electronic) 2045-2322 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Charcoal is a popular form of biofuel embraced for domestic and industrial purposes. However, the use of Charcoal has some associated challenges, such as the required charcoal pot and setting it into the fire at first by using Charcoal-Ignition-Aiders (CIA) (e.g. discarded paper, nylon, rubber, plastics, petrol, the residue of processed palm oil, maise cob, wood, and kerosene). Coupled with the chemical properties of Charcoal, the resulting gases from CIA are capable of polluting the environment with perceived Adverse-Health-Implications (AHI) on the ecosystem. Therefore, this study conducted a safety assessment of charcoal biofuel usage and the effects of common CIA on combustion indices. This study followed standard methods and the use of peculiar equipment. This study established that Charcoal is commonly used in the studied area because it is cheap, readily available and requires less technical know-how. Considering the combustion indices, using paper as a CIA generated the lowest carbon monoxide (CO) value, 28.1 ppm, with 3,434.54 ppm volatile organic compound, VOC. Compared with the ACGIH standard permissible exposure level of |
| Keywords: | *Air Pollutants/analysis Biofuels/analysis Carbon Monoxide/analysis Charcoal/chemistry Ecosystem Gases/analysis Kerosene/analysis Nylons/analysis Palm Oil Rubber *Volatile Organic Compounds/analysis; |
| Notes: | "MedlineAjayeoba, A O Fajobi, M O Adebiyi, K A Raheem, W A Oladapo, S O Olayinka, M D eng England 2022/10/09 Sci Rep. 2022 Oct 8; 12(1):16940. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-21059-w" |
