A value proposition: Resource recovery from faecal sludge - Can it be the driver for improved sanitation?

dc.contributor.authorDiener, S.
dc.contributor.authorSemiyaga, S.
dc.contributor.authorNiwagaba, C.B.
dc.contributor.authorMuspratt, A.M.
dc.contributor.authorGning, J.B.
dc.contributor.authorMbéguéré, M.
dc.contributor.authorEnnin, J.E.
dc.contributor.authorZurbrugg, C.
dc.contributor.authorStrande, L.
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-19T12:49:29Z
dc.date.available2019-02-19T12:49:29Z
dc.date.issued2014-07
dc.description.abstractThere is currently a lack of access to affordable sanitation in urban areas of Sub-Saharan Africa. This study evaluated the potential for resource recovery from innovative faecal sludge treatment processes to generate a profit that could help sustain the sanitation service chain. A total of 242 interviews were conducted in Accra, Ghana; Dakar, Senegal; and Kampala, Uganda to compare markets in different cultural and regional contexts. Products identified to have potential market value include dry sludge as a fuel for combustion, biogas from anaerobic digestion, protein derived from sludge processing as animal feed, sludge as a component in building materials, and sludge as a soil conditioner. The market demand and potential revenue varied from city to city based on factors such as sludge characteristics, existing markets, local and regional industrial sectors, subsidies, and locally available materials. Use as a soil conditioner, which has been the most common end use of treated sludge, was not as profitable as other end uses. These findings should help policy and decision makers of sanitation service provision to design financially viable management systems based on resource recovery options. © 2014 The Authors.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2014.04.005
dc.identifier.otherVolume 88, Pages 32-38
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/27634
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherResources, Conservation and Recyclingen_US
dc.subjectBusiness modelsen_US
dc.subjectEnergyen_US
dc.subjectFaecal sludge managementen_US
dc.subjectReuseen_US
dc.subjectSanitationen_US
dc.subjectSub-Saharan Africaen_US
dc.titleA value proposition: Resource recovery from faecal sludge - Can it be the driver for improved sanitation?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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