Performance Evaluation of Various Biomasses in a Gasifier Based Cook Stove

Biomass constitutes the biggest sources of energy in rural Asia. However, its utilization in the domestic sector is mostly inefficient and polluting which results in indoor air pollution and resource wastage. Traditional cook stoves predominantly used in the households for domestic cooking have been major contributor to the ill effects related in respiratory and other health problem. Improved cook stoves
programs implemented in the developing world attempt to address these problems. Biomass gasification appears to have significant potential in Asia for domestic cooking applications. Gasifier-based cook stove were fuel efficient and emission
efficient in comparison to traditional cook stove.