Faecal sludge as a solid industrial fuel: A pilot-scale study

Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 243-251

  Gold, Moritz ^a   Ddiba, Daniel Isaac Waya ^b   Seck, Alsane ^c   Sekigongo, Patrick ^b   Diene, Alassane ^d   Diaw, Serigne ^e   Niang, Seydou ^c   Niwagaba, Charles ^b   Strande, Linda ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^d Technical University of Thies   (Senegal)

^e Omega Technologie   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Co combustion; Fecal sludge management; Heavy metals; Resource recovery; Sanitation; Waste to energy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT; BRICKMAKING; CALORIFIC VALUE; CURING; HEAVY METALS; KILNS; METAL RECOVERY; NATURAL RESOURCES; SANITATION; SOIL CONDITIONERS; WASTE INCINERATION;

COCOMBUSTION; COMBUSTION PERFORMANCE; FUEL CHARACTERIZATION; PILOT-SCALE EXPERIMENTS; RESOURCE RECOVERY; SLUDGE MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES; WASTE TO ENERGY;

FUELS;

COMBUSTION; COST ANALYSIS; DRY MATTER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FECES; SANITATION; SLUDGE; URBAN AREA; WASTE TREATMENT;

DAKAR [DAKAR (RGA)]; DAKAR [SENEGAL]; KAMPALA; SENEGAL; UGANDA;

EID: 85020544782     PISSN: 20439083     EISSN: 24089362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/washdev.2017.089     Document Type: Article

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