Ecosan demonstration pilot in two rural schools, Apulo Municipality, Cundinamarca, Colombia - Case study of sustainable sanitation projects

Effective sewage sanitation with low CO2 footprint - Various documents on results from research grant

Energy-producing waterless toilet system (waterless toilet system that is linked to anaerobic digestion and fertilizer production systems in Antananar...

This library entry contains background documents for a grant that Virginia Gardiner is leading and which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.Further information and a discussion is available on the SuSanA discussion Forum, see link below.Short description of the project: Loowatt received GCE Phase 1 funding in 2011 to implement the Antananarivo Pilot. The system began to serve paying customers in late 2012. Goal(s): In this project, Loowatt Ltd. further developed and tested a waterless toilet that seals and stores waste in biodegradable film, within a portable container, for easy transport to a local anaerobic digester. The toilet was functionally resolved in 2011 and had been tested extensively, first in the company’s UK office, and then in a London community. Loowatt implemented a pilot system including a toilet, anaerobic digester, and fertilizer production facility in Antananarivo, Madagascar, which has now been serving paying toilet and energy customers, and producing compost, since November 2012. All system components were designed and fully specified by Loowatt Ltd. Additional local support was provided by Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor. Loowatt’s unique technology has applications in many parts of the world and the company is looking to expand its operations in 2013. Objectives: Loowatt Ltd.’s objective is to produce commodity-generating, clean, and intelligent waterless toilet systems. Further team members: Andriamahavita, A., Costa, F., Gardiner, P., Holden, C., McCloskey, W., Palmer, Z., Paterno, J., Purves, I., Randriamampionona, T.+++++++++++Documents available for download below:1 - Culturally and financially sustainable applications of loowatt technology in antananarivo, madagascar – early feedback (FSM-2 Conference in Durban, South Africa, Oct. 2012) 2 - Presentation on Loowatt Pilot Project in Madagascar - early results (FSM-2 Conference in Durban, South Africa, Oct. 2012)

Energy-producing waterless toilet system (waterless toilet system that is linked to anaerobic digestion and fertilizer production systems in Antananar...

This library entry contains background documents for a grant that Virginia Gardiner is leading and which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.Further information and a discussion is available on the SuSanA discussion Forum, see link below.Short description of the project: Loowatt received GCE Phase 1 funding in 2011 to implement the Antananarivo Pilot. The system began to serve paying customers in late 2012. Goal(s): In this project, Loowatt Ltd. further developed and tested a waterless toilet that seals and stores waste in biodegradable film, within a portable container, for easy transport to a local anaerobic digester. The toilet was functionally resolved in 2011 and had been tested extensively, first in the company’s UK office, and then in a London community. Loowatt implemented a pilot system including a toilet, anaerobic digester, and fertilizer production facility in Antananarivo, Madagascar, which has now been serving paying toilet and energy customers, and producing compost, since November 2012. All system components were designed and fully specified by Loowatt Ltd. Additional local support was provided by Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor. Loowatt’s unique technology has applications in many parts of the world and the company is looking to expand its operations in 2013. Objectives: Loowatt Ltd.’s objective is to produce commodity-generating, clean, and intelligent waterless toilet systems. Further team members: Andriamahavita, A., Costa, F., Gardiner, P., Holden, C., McCloskey, W., Palmer, Z., Paterno, J., Purves, I., Randriamampionona, T.+++++++++++Documents available for download below:1 - Culturally and financially sustainable applications of loowatt technology in antananarivo, madagascar – early feedback (FSM-2 Conference in Durban, South Africa, Oct. 2012) 2 - Presentation on Loowatt Pilot Project in Madagascar - early results (FSM-2 Conference in Durban, South Africa, Oct. 2012)

Energy-producing waterless toilet system (waterless toilet system that is linked to anaerobic digestion and fertilizer production systems in Antananar...

This library entry contains background documents for a grant that Virginia Gardiner is leading and which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.Further information and a discussion is available on the SuSanA discussion Forum, see link below.Short description of the project: Loowatt received GCE Phase 1 funding in 2011 to implement the Antananarivo Pilot. The system began to serve paying customers in late 2012. Goal(s): In this project, Loowatt Ltd. further developed and tested a waterless toilet that seals and stores waste in biodegradable film, within a portable container, for easy transport to a local anaerobic digester. The toilet was functionally resolved in 2011 and had been tested extensively, first in the company’s UK office, and then in a London community. Loowatt implemented a pilot system including a toilet, anaerobic digester, and fertilizer production facility in Antananarivo, Madagascar, which has now been serving paying toilet and energy customers, and producing compost, since November 2012. All system components were designed and fully specified by Loowatt Ltd. Additional local support was provided by Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor. Loowatt’s unique technology has applications in many parts of the world and the company is looking to expand its operations in 2013. Objectives: Loowatt Ltd.’s objective is to produce commodity-generating, clean, and intelligent waterless toilet systems. Further team members: Andriamahavita, A., Costa, F., Gardiner, P., Holden, C., McCloskey, W., Palmer, Z., Paterno, J., Purves, I., Randriamampionona, T.+++++++++++Documents available for download below:1 - Culturally and financially sustainable applications of loowatt technology in antananarivo, madagascar – early feedback (FSM-2 Conference in Durban, South Africa, Oct. 2012) 2 - Presentation on Loowatt Pilot Project in Madagascar - early results (FSM-2 Conference in Durban, South Africa, Oct. 2012)

Enhanced anaerobic digestion: A sanitation and energy recovery technology - Various documents on results from research grant

Fecal sludge extraction and disposal system in situ - Various documents on results from research grant

Fecal sludge extraction and disposal system in situ - Various documents on results from research grant

Fecal sludge-fed biodiesel plants: The next-generation urban sanitation facility - Various documents on results from research grant

This library entry contains background documents for a grant that Kartik Chandran and Ashley Murray are leading and which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.Further information and a discussion is available on the SuSanA discussion Forum, see link below.Title of grant: Fecal Sludge-Fed Biodiesel Plants: The Next-Generation Urban Sanitation FacilitySubtitle: Creating a next-generation urban sanitation facility by transforming fecal sludge into biodiesel and methane.Name of lead organization: Columbia UniversityPrimary contact at lead organization: Kartik Chandran (his faculty website) and Ashley Murray Grantee location: New York, USADeveloping country where the research is being tested: GhanaShort description of the project: This project focuses on the development of a resource-recovery based sanitation technology. which uses fecal sludge as a feedstock for producing biodiesel and biogas. The technology development is being conducted by a team of nine American and Ghanaian engineers based in Kumasi, with the oversight of Prof. Kartik Chandran of Columbia University. Technology development is accompanied by development of a social business model that aims to use revenue from energy products to help finance and incentivize complete and sustained urban sanitation.Goal(s): 1) To develop a bioprocess technology based on anaerobic fermentation and digestion to convert faecal sludge into biodiesel precursors and biogas2) To develop an associated social enterprise model that reinvests the revenues into improving sanitation for the urban poor and is widely transferrable. Objectives (or activities or key research components): 1) Developing a bioprocess technology to convert the organic compounds present in fecal sludge to biodiesel and biogas. 2) Piloting the technology in Kumasi, Ghana at a design capacity of 10,000 L fecal sludge per day 3) Integrating the bioprocess technology component into a social enterprise business model that will further promote widespread implementation of this approach and technology across the globe. Start and end date: May 2011 - December 2013Grant type: OtherFunding for this research currently ongoing: yesResearch or implementation partners: Kartik Chandran Laboratories at Columbia University School of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, and the Ghanaian company Waste Enterprisers Ltd. +++++++++++Documents available for download below:1 - Resource recovery from faecal sludge (presentation at FSM2 Conference in Durban, South Africa, Oct. 2012)2 - Fecal sludge to biodiesel (Request for letters of intent, July 2013)3 - Recovery and utilization of volatile fatty acids from organic waste for biodiesel production and microbial inactivation (presentation at FSM3 Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, Jan. 2015 by Shashwat Vajpeyi and Kartik Chandran)4 - Step feed anaerobic fermentation - A novel alternate for faecal sludge processing (presentation at FSM3 Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, Jan. 2015 by Ato Fanyin-Martin, Edris Taher, Kartik Chandran)

Fecal sludge-fed biodiesel plants: The next-generation urban sanitation facility - Various documents on results from research grant

This library entry contains background documents for a grant that Kartik Chandran and Ashley Murray are leading and which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.Further information and a discussion is available on the SuSanA discussion Forum, see link below.Title of grant: Fecal Sludge-Fed Biodiesel Plants: The Next-Generation Urban Sanitation FacilitySubtitle: Creating a next-generation urban sanitation facility by transforming fecal sludge into biodiesel and methane.Name of lead organization: Columbia UniversityPrimary contact at lead organization: Kartik Chandran (his faculty website) and Ashley Murray Grantee location: New York, USADeveloping country where the research is being tested: GhanaShort description of the project: This project focuses on the development of a resource-recovery based sanitation technology. which uses fecal sludge as a feedstock for producing biodiesel and biogas. The technology development is being conducted by a team of nine American and Ghanaian engineers based in Kumasi, with the oversight of Prof. Kartik Chandran of Columbia University. Technology development is accompanied by development of a social business model that aims to use revenue from energy products to help finance and incentivize complete and sustained urban sanitation.Goal(s): 1) To develop a bioprocess technology based on anaerobic fermentation and digestion to convert faecal sludge into biodiesel precursors and biogas2) To develop an associated social enterprise model that reinvests the revenues into improving sanitation for the urban poor and is widely transferrable. Objectives (or activities or key research components): 1) Developing a bioprocess technology to convert the organic compounds present in fecal sludge to biodiesel and biogas. 2) Piloting the technology in Kumasi, Ghana at a design capacity of 10,000 L fecal sludge per day 3) Integrating the bioprocess technology component into a social enterprise business model that will further promote widespread implementation of this approach and technology across the globe. Start and end date: May 2011 - December 2013Grant type: OtherFunding for this research currently ongoing: yesResearch or implementation partners: Kartik Chandran Laboratories at Columbia University School of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, and the Ghanaian company Waste Enterprisers Ltd. +++++++++++Documents available for download below:1 - Resource recovery from faecal sludge (presentation at FSM2 Conference in Durban, South Africa, Oct. 2012)2 - Fecal sludge to biodiesel (Request for letters of intent, July 2013)3 - Recovery and utilization of volatile fatty acids from organic waste for biodiesel production and microbial inactivation (presentation at FSM3 Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, Jan. 2015 by Shashwat Vajpeyi and Kartik Chandran)4 - Step feed anaerobic fermentation - A novel alternate for faecal sludge processing (presentation at FSM3 Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, Jan. 2015 by Ato Fanyin-Martin, Edris Taher, Kartik Chandran)

Fecal sludge-fed biodiesel plants: The next-generation urban sanitation facility - Various documents on results from research grant

This library entry contains background documents for a grant that Kartik Chandran and Ashley Murray are leading and which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.Further information and a discussion is available on the SuSanA discussion Forum, see link below.Title of grant: Fecal Sludge-Fed Biodiesel Plants: The Next-Generation Urban Sanitation FacilitySubtitle: Creating a next-generation urban sanitation facility by transforming fecal sludge into biodiesel and methane.Name of lead organization: Columbia UniversityPrimary contact at lead organization: Kartik Chandran (his faculty website) and Ashley Murray Grantee location: New York, USADeveloping country where the research is being tested: GhanaShort description of the project: This project focuses on the development of a resource-recovery based sanitation technology. which uses fecal sludge as a feedstock for producing biodiesel and biogas. The technology development is being conducted by a team of nine American and Ghanaian engineers based in Kumasi, with the oversight of Prof. Kartik Chandran of Columbia University. Technology development is accompanied by development of a social business model that aims to use revenue from energy products to help finance and incentivize complete and sustained urban sanitation.Goal(s): 1) To develop a bioprocess technology based on anaerobic fermentation and digestion to convert faecal sludge into biodiesel precursors and biogas2) To develop an associated social enterprise model that reinvests the revenues into improving sanitation for the urban poor and is widely transferrable. Objectives (or activities or key research components): 1) Developing a bioprocess technology to convert the organic compounds present in fecal sludge to biodiesel and biogas. 2) Piloting the technology in Kumasi, Ghana at a design capacity of 10,000 L fecal sludge per day 3) Integrating the bioprocess technology component into a social enterprise business model that will further promote widespread implementation of this approach and technology across the globe. Start and end date: May 2011 - December 2013Grant type: OtherFunding for this research currently ongoing: yesResearch or implementation partners: Kartik Chandran Laboratories at Columbia University School of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, and the Ghanaian company Waste Enterprisers Ltd. +++++++++++Documents available for download below:1 - Resource recovery from faecal sludge (presentation at FSM2 Conference in Durban, South Africa, Oct. 2012)2 - Fecal sludge to biodiesel (Request for letters of intent, July 2013)3 - Recovery and utilization of volatile fatty acids from organic waste for biodiesel production and microbial inactivation (presentation at FSM3 Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, Jan. 2015 by Shashwat Vajpeyi and Kartik Chandran)4 - Step feed anaerobic fermentation - A novel alternate for faecal sludge processing (presentation at FSM3 Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, Jan. 2015 by Ato Fanyin-Martin, Edris Taher, Kartik Chandran)

Fecal sludge-fed biodiesel plants: The next-generation urban sanitation facility - Various documents on results from research grant

This library entry contains background documents for a grant that Kartik Chandran and Ashley Murray are leading and which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.Further information and a discussion is available on the SuSanA discussion Forum, see link below.Title of grant: Fecal Sludge-Fed Biodiesel Plants: The Next-Generation Urban Sanitation FacilitySubtitle: Creating a next-generation urban sanitation facility by transforming fecal sludge into biodiesel and methane.Name of lead organization: Columbia UniversityPrimary contact at lead organization: Kartik Chandran (his faculty website) and Ashley Murray Grantee location: New York, USADeveloping country where the research is being tested: GhanaShort description of the project: This project focuses on the development of a resource-recovery based sanitation technology. which uses fecal sludge as a feedstock for producing biodiesel and biogas. The technology development is being conducted by a team of nine American and Ghanaian engineers based in Kumasi, with the oversight of Prof. Kartik Chandran of Columbia University. Technology development is accompanied by development of a social business model that aims to use revenue from energy products to help finance and incentivize complete and sustained urban sanitation.Goal(s): 1) To develop a bioprocess technology based on anaerobic fermentation and digestion to convert faecal sludge into biodiesel precursors and biogas2) To develop an associated social enterprise model that reinvests the revenues into improving sanitation for the urban poor and is widely transferrable. Objectives (or activities or key research components): 1) Developing a bioprocess technology to convert the organic compounds present in fecal sludge to biodiesel and biogas. 2) Piloting the technology in Kumasi, Ghana at a design capacity of 10,000 L fecal sludge per day 3) Integrating the bioprocess technology component into a social enterprise business model that will further promote widespread implementation of this approach and technology across the globe. Start and end date: May 2011 - December 2013Grant type: OtherFunding for this research currently ongoing: yesResearch or implementation partners: Kartik Chandran Laboratories at Columbia University School of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, and the Ghanaian company Waste Enterprisers Ltd. +++++++++++Documents available for download below:1 - Resource recovery from faecal sludge (presentation at FSM2 Conference in Durban, South Africa, Oct. 2012)2 - Fecal sludge to biodiesel (Request for letters of intent, July 2013)3 - Recovery and utilization of volatile fatty acids from organic waste for biodiesel production and microbial inactivation (presentation at FSM3 Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, Jan. 2015 by Shashwat Vajpeyi and Kartik Chandran)4 - Step feed anaerobic fermentation - A novel alternate for faecal sludge processing (presentation at FSM3 Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, Jan. 2015 by Ato Fanyin-Martin, Edris Taher, Kartik Chandran)

Fieldnote - Sanitation for all - Four innovative sanitation projects in Zambia - Faecal sludge management aspects and general lessons

FSM2 Conference in Durban, South Africa - Conference materials

The Second International Faecal Sludge Management Conference was held in Durban from the 29th to the 31st of October 2012. 320 delegates from around the world shared ideas and discussed challenges and opportunities in on-site sanitation.Below you find the Conference Report and the list of papers in alphabetical order by main author last name.The available FSM2 conference presentations in PDF can be downloaded at https://www.susana.org/en/knowledge-hub/trainings-conference-and-events-materials/conferences/2012/53-fsm2-durban-south-africa-october-2012.Videos from the presentations are also available in the conference page.

FSM2 Conference in Durban, South Africa - Conference materials

The Second International Faecal Sludge Management Conference was held in Durban from the 29th to the 31st of October 2012. 320 delegates from around the world shared ideas and discussed challenges and opportunities in on-site sanitation.Below you find the Conference Report and the list of papers in alphabetical order by main author last name.The available FSM2 conference presentations in PDF can be downloaded at https://www.susana.org/en/knowledge-hub/trainings-conference-and-events-materials/conferences/2012/53-fsm2-durban-south-africa-october-2012.Videos from the presentations are also available in the conference page.