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2011 - 2013
University of California - Berkeley (UCB)
Disinfection of latrine faecal sludge with ammonia naturally present in excreta (Safe Sludge)


Ammonia (NH3) is a powerful disinfectant that can be produced from mixing urine and feces and adding an alkalinizing agent to raise the pH level. The safe sludge is compatible with downstream treatment and resource recovery.

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2011 - 2012
RTI International »
Cocopeat for treating septic tank effluent


To test and commercialize an innovative biofilter medium harvested from crushed coconut shells. Cocopeat, the dust that remains after the coir (fibers) are removed, is proving to be an effective medium for treating wastewater.

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2011 - 2015
University of Delaware
Breathable membrane enclosures for fecal sludge stabilization


To test the use of breathable membranes to protect surrounding groundwater or floodwaters from contamination, while allowing fecal sludge to condense and stabilize.

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2011 - 2013
Quantitative BioSciences
Algae for the effective and economical treatment of waste


Developing a full-scale demonstration of a “waste farm” that will cultivate algae for the production of bioenergy and a valuable live feed crop for the local community using waste as the feedstock.

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2011 - 2014
National University of Singapore
Low-cost decentralized sanitary system for treatment, water and resources recovery


Providing low-cost decentralized sanitary system for treatment, water, and resources recovery which as a next step has to be affordable and effective without the input of electricity.

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2011 - 2013
Live & Learn Environmental Education
Energy recovery and waste treatment with floating biodigesters


Improving the sanitation of water-based and floodprone communities through floating, small-scale biodigesters where excreta is converted into biogas for energy and into fertilizer.

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2011 - 2012
Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences (RCEES)
Decentralized sanitation system based on vacuum collection and reuse of excreta and kitchen waste


To build up a more affordable and sustainable sanitation mode which bases principally on vacuum collection of domestic wastes (excrements and kitchen wastes) and reuse them as fertilizer in China.

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2011 - 2018
University of the West of England
Urine-tricity: Electricity from urine


To scale down the size and improve the performance of microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology in order to further opportunities to implement this technology to address energy access issues in developing countries

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2011 - 2013
University of Durham
Something from Nothing


To develop a macroporous scaffold that can support bacterial cells and metal nanoparticles that work together to catalyze conversion of fecal sludge into hydrogen for electricity.

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2011 - 2013
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Increase of biogas production using low cost nanoparticles


To increase the production of biogas from sludge and other organic solid wastes using low cost iron oxide biocompatible nanoparticles (FeNPs) and the simultaneous production of high quality sanitized compost.

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2011 - 2015
Loowatt Ltd
Energy-producing waterless toilet system


Developing and testing a waterless toilet that seals and stores waste in biodegradable film, within a portable container, for easy transport to a local anaerobic digester in Antananarivo, Madagascar.

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2011 - 2015
University of Colorado Boulder
Sol-Char Toilet: Using concentrated solar energy to stabilize fecal waste and produce a valuable soil amendment


Concentrated Solar energy heats the fecal matter up to 750°C and produces thereby char for agricultural soil application.

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2011 - 2016
Samagra Waste Management Private Limited
Learning from existing commercial product services (Operating toilet blocks in India with a reward system)


Samagra Sanitation is the first for-profit social enterprise in India that is dedicated to providing access to clean, safe, and reliable community toilet facilities for the urban slum-dwelling poor

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2011 - 2015
University of South Florida
NEWgenerator for recovery of nutrients, energy and water from human wastes


The NEWgenerator is a hybrid anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) machine which is packaged in a small-footprint modular housing for off-grid deployment and can be paired with pit latrines, septic tanks, fecal sludge pits and self-standing toilets.

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2011 - 2013
Naval Research Laboratory in Washington
Hybrid anaerobic digester-microbial fuel cell for energy and nutrient capture


To develop a low-cost wastewater treatment system comprised of an anaerobic digester that generates organically rich acids to power a microbial fuel cell.

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2011 - 2012
Livvon LLC
High efficiency, sanitary toilet with sewage treatment


To develop and test a simple toilet with integrated waste treatment that dewaters fecal sludge and decontaminates it of bacteria and helminth eggs, turning it into safe, dry, odorless pellets that can be used for fertilizer or fuel.

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2011 - 2015
Columbia University in New York
Fecal sludge to biodiesel – production of chemicals, pathogen reduction and feedstock variability


Developing a technology based on anaerobic fermentation and digestion to convert faecal sludge into biodiesel precursors and biogas and setting up a social enterprise model that reinvests the revenues into improving sanitation for the urban poor.

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2011 - 2013
San Diego State University Foundation
Enhanced anaerobic digestion: a sanitation and energy recovery technology (ModAD)


The goal of this project is to modify and adapt an anaerobic digestion system that will treat waste and generate a reliable supply of biogas from the co-digestion of algal biomass and waste.

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2011 - 2013
Texas Engineering Experiment Station
Economic incentives for improved sanitation


Demonstrate that carboxylic acid fermentation can be adapted as a sanitation treatment to kill pathogens in waste and convert it to liquid fuels, compost, and potable water.

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2011 - 2013
University of Colorado Denver
Direct electricity from fecal sludge in bioelectric systems


To develop a low cost and easy-to-operate bioelectric reactor that uses microbes to break down waste and convert it to usable electricity and chemicals. An adequate solution for communities in need of sanitary waste disposal and energy supply.

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2011 - 2013
University of Calgary
Converting excreta to valuable products


To combine anaerobic micro-digesters and micro combined heat/power thermoelectric generation units into a single portable unit that can consume human excreta to generate electricity, heat, methane, fertilizer and water.

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2011 - 2013
re:char
Conversion of human excreta to energy and biochar


Purpose of the project is to use low-cost pyrolysis reactors to convert human waste into biochar, which can be used as a replacement for wood charcoal or chemical fertilizers.

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2011 - 2012
Washington University in St. Louis
Conversion of fecal waste to biofuels by engineered microbes; integration of sewage sludge digestion with advanced biofuel synthesis


Demonstrating a potential path that combines fungus or engineered bacterium with anaerobic digestion to achieve simultaneous organic waste treatment and advanced biofuel production.

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2011 - 2012
Frontier Environmental Technology
Biogas generator powered by self-sustaining mixing mechanism


To develop a stand-alone high-rate biogas generator to provide fuel for daily cooking, reduce waste discharge, improve hygiene and eventually, improve the quality of life for the people who live in developing countries.

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2010 - 2016
USAID
Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Project in Jordan


To deliver improvements in Amman, Zarqa, Ma’an, Tafileh, Jerash, and Irbid water/wastewater facilities

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