1st Edition
Off-Site Enhanced Biogas Production with Concomitant Pathogen Removal from Faecal Matter
Thesis summary, General Introduction, An evaluation of the limitations of sanitation chain in low income, high density settlements, Build-up and impact of volatile fatty acids on E. coli and A. lumbricoides during co-digestion of urine diverting dehydrating toilet (UDDT-FS) Faeces, Volatile fatty acids (VFA) build-up and its effect on E. coli inactivation during excreta digestion in single-stage and two-stage systems, Anaerobic digestion of Urine Diverting Dehydrating Toilet Faeces (UDDT-FS) in urban poor settlements: Biochemical energy recovery, General discussion, conclusion and recommendations.
Biography
Ms Joy N Riungu is a researcher and founder of the Sanitation Research Institute, Meru University of Science and Technology, Kenya. She has vast experience in onsite sanitation, technology development, testing and implementation; in particular within informal slum and peri-urban settlements. Her PhD thesis ‘Off-Site Enhanced Biogas Production with Concomitant Sludge Hygienisation of Faecal Matter’ was based on slum sanitation and sought to diversify treatment options for faecal sludge collected from container-based sanitation.
Among the sanitation projects she is currently leading are: community based black soldier fly faecal sludge processing unit, onsite sanitation capacity building (MSc, short courses and diploma), biochemical energy recovery, enabling the circular economy for sanitation and sanitation enhancement in off-grid cities.
Her intervention point is to create a paradigm shift in faecal sludge management in Kenya for sanitation enhancement, environmental protection, energy, and food security.
