JOURNAL ARTICLE

The feasibility of char and bio-oil production from pyrolysis of pit latrine sludge

Tom BondQueenie TseClementine L. ChambonPaul S. FennellGeoff D. FowlerBenedict C. KruegerMichael R. Templeton

Year: 2017 Journal:   Environmental Science Water Research & Technology Vol: 4 (2)Pages: 253-264   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

Energy recovery from bio-oil was feasible when pit latrine sludge with a water content of ≤∼55% was the feedstock.

Keywords:
Pyrolysis Char Waste management Environmental science Biochar Latrine Oil sludge Pulp and paper industry Environmental engineering Engineering Sanitation

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