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Otieno, A.O., Home, P.G., Raude, J.M., Murunga, S.I. and Gachanja, A. (2022) Heating and Emission Characteristics from Combustion of Charcoal and Co-Combustion of Charcoal with Faecal Char-Sawdust Char Briquettes in a Ceramic Cook Stove. Heliyon, 8, e10272.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10272

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• TITLE: Experimental Study of a Rotary Kiln Using Organic Charcoal Briquettes and Wood Coal as Fuel Suitable for the Local Context

  AUTHORS: Dabilgou Téré, Tubreoumya Guy Christian, Nebie Jacques, Nombre Yssouf, Tiendrebeogo Eloi Salmwende, Daho Tizane, Nyongesa Francis Wanjala, Sanogo Oumar, Dissa Alfa Oumar

  KEYWORDS: Rotary Oven, Organic Charcoal, Energy Efficiency, Combustion

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol.16 No.9, September 17, 2026

  ABSTRACT: In Burkina Faso, domestic cooking relies mainly on the use of solid fuels, particularly charcoal, with devices that are often inefficient. This study aims to test and analyze the thermal behavior of a rotary oven using organic charcoal briquettes and charcoal. The oven developed comprises an insulated combustion chamber made of compressed earth bricks (CEB), a cooking chamber equipped with a rotating bar and a grate, and a storage system that can be filled with sand. A series of thermal tests was conducted with fuel loads ranging from 1 to 3 kg. Temperatures were recorded using K-type thermocouples connected to a data logger. The results showed that charcoal causes a rapid rise in temperature, while organic charcoal offers more stable and prolonged combustion. The entire device has potential for optimization to improve the energy efficiency of rural cooking systems.