Saturday 27 February 2016

Smart Sanitation Solutions - Continuous Thermal Hydrocarbonisation

Faecal sludge is pressure cooked and turned into green energy.
Smart Sanitation Solutions. Toilet Design: A process called continuous thermal hydrocarbonisation kills all germs to create a safe material. Engineers at Loughborough University in the UK are working to build a prototype.
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"... toilet is designed to work in both single-family and multi-user contexts, ..." ... "... Making a toilet that is clean, safe, durable and affordable without the need for connection to electricity or a sewerage system is not easy, but that's just what India needs to give momentum to its Swachh Bharat campaign. ..."

"... While BMGF has pledged $10 million over five years, USAID will contribute $2 million. ..." ... "... "Toilets [catchment] is just the first step; we need to look at containment, treatment and disposal of waste. Since building a sewerage [system] is expensive and not always possible, the focus is on non-networked solutions and septic tanks," says Girindre Beehary, country director for BMGF. ..."
Smart Sanitation - Continuous Thermal Hydrocarbonisation
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Find this at http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/we-need-smart-sanitation-solutions-to-build-clean-disease-free-india/article1-1308031.aspx .

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