Emission-Free Kitchen for growing populations in Pakistan

Fossil fuel combustion waste is the decay that is formed from the burning
of fossil fuels which includes the burning of oil, natural gas or petroleum
coke. It is also the combustion of the coal at electricity plants or the
combustion of mixtures of coal and other fuels. At least fifty percent of
what is being burning will be coal. This waste has been categorized as a
federal hazard because of its effects and its state.
Burning fossil fuels, especially coal, is a dirty process. Incomplete
combustion of coal and oil produces particulate matter. Heavier
particulates produce an annoying dirty grit, and lighter particulates can
be inhaled deeply and become a health hazard. In addition to the desired
combustion of organic molecules, impurities such as sulfur also burn and
produce potentially dangerous oxides. Since the air is made of 80%
nitrogen, nitrogen is combusted along with the fuel at high temperatures,
releasing nitrous oxides. Since fossil fuels are composed mainly of carbon
by weight, all fossil fuels produce carbon dioxide when burned. In the
atmosphere, the sulfur and nitrous oxides produce sulfuric acid and nitric
acid, respectively, which can lead to acid rain.
Around 3 billion people cook using polluting open fires or simple stoves
fuelled by kerosene, biomass (wood, animal dung and crop waste) and
coal. Each year, close to 4 million people die prematurely from illness
attributable to household air pollution from inefficient cooking practices
using polluting stoves paired with solid fuels and kerosene.

Author(s): Rao Muhammad sajjad sharif

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