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Household toilet can be connected to a biogas digester.
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Household toilet can be connected to a [[Parts of a Biogas Plant#Digester|biogas digester.]] These toilet systems can turn human waste into biogas.
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= Types of Toilets =
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*pit latrine type without water flush
 
*pit latrine type without water flush
 
*pit latrine type with manual 1litre flush
 
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*[[Access to Modern Energy|Access to modern energy]]: The toilet is connected to an anaerobic digesters which produces biogas that can be used for lighting, cooking and generating electricity.
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*Fuel switching: Substitution of unsustainably harvested biomass and maintenance of forest habitat, with associated biodiversity benefits and local benefits to soil stability and to the dry season stream flows in the region<ref name="SNV: http://bit.ly/1wN6IJn">SNV: http://bit.ly/1wN6IJn</ref>.
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*Time saving: Rural women expend a substantial portion of each day gathering fuel wood and cooking<br/>meals.
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*Productivity: The residue of the process, bio-slurry, can be easily collected and used as a potent organic fertiliser to enhance agricultural productivity<ref name="SNV: http://bit.ly/1wN6IJn">SNV: http://bit.ly/1wN6IJn</ref>.<br/>
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*Health: Connecting biogas digesters to lavatories contributes to improving hygiene and sanitation practices, and the use of biogas for cooking results in a [[Indoor Air Pollution (IAP)|smoke-free indoor environment]]. <ref name="SNV: http://bit.ly/1wN6IJn">SNV: http://bit.ly/1wN6IJn</ref>
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*[https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.snvworld.org/download/publications/getting_attached_a_study_on_domestic_biogas_and_the_integration_of_sanitation_in_ethiopia_2009.pdf&sa=U&ei=atcqVNj8OcGu7Aa1tICYDQ&ved=0CAoQFjAE&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNGYmag8nnWJR4dlSf1NJ5WPhe4N2A The National Biogas Programme (NBP), Ethiopia]
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*[https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.snvworld.org/download/publications/getting_attached_a_study_on_domestic_biogas_and_the_integration_of_sanitation_in_ethiopia_2009.pdf&sa=U&ei=atcqVNj8OcGu7Aa1tICYDQ&ved=0CAoQFjAE&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNGYmag8nnWJR4dlSf1NJ5WPhe4N2A Getting Attached, A study on domestic biogas and the integration of sanitation, Ethiopia]<br/>
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*[http://www.scribd.com/doc/40412208/2-131-en-Susana-Cs-Kenya-Naivasha-Biogas-Public-Toilet-Final-2009 Case study of sustainable sanitation project - Public toilet with biogas plant and water kiosk Naivasha, Kenya]
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*[http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/india-compost-toilets-biogas-fertiliser-defecation From open defecation to toilets that produce biogas and fertiliser New innnovations in compost toilets aim to make a dent in sanitation and energy problems in the developing world, India]
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*[http://articles.latimes.com/2012/nov/16/world/la-fg-kenya-biogas-toilets-20121116 Biogas from human waste wins over few cooks][http://articles.latimes.com/2012/nov/16/world/la-fg-kenya-biogas-toilets-20121116 , Nairobi, Kenya]
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*[https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.snvworld.org/download/publications/biogas_for_better_life_an_african_initiative_feasibility_study_uganda_2007.pdf&sa=U&ei=atcqVNj8OcGu7Aa1tICYDQ&ved=0CA0QFjAH&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNEE7uZOUiUASlWLYAXv0zqfJKFnCg BIOGAS FOR BETTER LIFE: AN AFRICAN INITIATIVE Report on the Feasibility for a National Household Biogas Commercialization Program, Uganda]
  
 
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*[http://www.susana.org/lang-en/library/rm-technical-drawings?view=ccbktypeitem&type=2&id=1503 Here a few information concerning conection of the pipes from the toilets to the digester]
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*[http://www.susana.org/docs_ccbk/susana_download/2-131-en-susana-cs-kenya-naivasha-biogas-public-toilet-final-2009.pdf Case study of sustainable sanitation project -Public toilet with biogas plant and water kiosk Naivasha, Kenya]
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*[http://www.susana.org/en/resources/library/details/1503 Here a few information concerning conection of the pipes from the toilets to the digester]<br/>
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*[http://www.susana.org/en/resources/projects/details/243 experiences from India]
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Latest revision as of 07:51, 3 September 2020

Overview

Household toilet can be connected to a biogas digester. These toilet systems can turn human waste into biogas.


Types of Toilets

At least two types of toilets can be connected:

  • pit latrine type without water flush
  • pit latrine type with manual 1litre flush


Impacts

  • Access to modern energy: The toilet is connected to an anaerobic digesters which produces biogas that can be used for lighting, cooking and generating electricity.
  • Fuel switching: Substitution of unsustainably harvested biomass and maintenance of forest habitat, with associated biodiversity benefits and local benefits to soil stability and to the dry season stream flows in the region[1].
  • Time saving: Rural women expend a substantial portion of each day gathering fuel wood and cooking
    meals.
  • Productivity: The residue of the process, bio-slurry, can be easily collected and used as a potent organic fertiliser to enhance agricultural productivity[1].
  • Health: Connecting biogas digesters to lavatories contributes to improving hygiene and sanitation practices, and the use of biogas for cooking results in a smoke-free indoor environment. [1]


Existing Projects / Case Studies



Further Information



References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 SNV: http://bit.ly/1wN6IJn
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