Where modern heating and cooking fuels for domestic, institutional, commercial and industrial use are not readily available, briquettes made from biomass residues could contribute to the sustainable supply of energy. This study reviews the briquette making process, looking at the entire value cha...
Asamoah, Bernice
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Nikiema, Josiane
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Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.
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Odonkor, Elsie
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Njenga, M.
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[A review on production, marketing and use of fuel briquettes]
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A review on production, marketing and use of fuel briquettes
Ghana is confronted with waste management challenges. with 20-40% uncollected solid waste in most cities. Also. large volumes of faecal sludge are discharged untreated into the environment. Although these wastes pose serious environmental concerns, they also contain nutrients and organic matter e...
Impraim, Robert
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Nikiema, Josiane
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Cofie, Olufunke O.
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Rao, Krishna
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[Value from faecal sludge and municipal organic waste: fertilizer cum soil conditioner in Ghana]
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Value from faecal sludge and municipal organic waste: fertilizer cum soil conditioner in Ghana
Over the last decade, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has explored the use of fecal sludge (FS) in combination with other organic waste sources to optimize FS treatment and composting for the production of a safe organic fertilizer, which can – depending on demand – be enriche...
Nikiema, Josiane
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Impraim, Robert
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Cofie, Olufunke
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Nartey, Eric
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Jayathilake, Nilanthi
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Thiel, Felix
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Drechsel, Pay
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[Training manual for fecal sludge-based compost production and application]
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Training manual for fecal sludge-based compost production and application
Biological treatment, composting, in particular, is a relatively simple, durable and inexpensive alternative for stabilizing and reducing biodegradable waste. Co-composting of different waste sources allows to enhance the compost nutrient value. In particular, integration of ‘biosolids’ from the ...
Cofie, Olufunke O.
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Nikiema, Josiane
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Impraim, Robert
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Adamtey, Noah
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Paul, Johannes G.
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Kone, D.
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[Co-composting of solid waste and fecal sludge for nutrient and organic matter recovery]
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Co-composting of solid waste and fecal sludge for nutrient and organic matter recovery
In recent years, interest in fuel briquetting increased because of the opportunity to utilise agricultural residues and the organic fractions of municipal solid waste for energy, with a potential reduction in environmental pollution levels, and where modern heating and cooking fuels for domestic,...
Asamoah, B.
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Nikiema, Josiane
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Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.
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Odonkor, E.
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Njenga, M.
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[Fuel briquettes – making business sense]
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Fuel briquettes – making business sense
BPA with worldwide production of 4 billion kilograms in 2006 is one of the main emerging pollutants in the world. In 1993 to 2010, around 32.96 tons of BPA was directly discharged to the Canadian environment by industries and in 2008, around11.2 tons specifically have contaminated the water and l...
Ahmari, A.
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Nikiema, Josiane
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Cabana, H.
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[Application of continuous biofiltration process for treatment of wastewater contaminated by Bisphenol A (BPA). [Abstract only].]
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Application of continuous biofiltration process for treatment of wastewater contaminated by Bisphenol A (BPA). [Abstract only].
As urbanisation increases, so does the challenge of meeting water, sanitation and food requirements in urban areas. In particular, the management of human excreta from on-site sanitation facilities remains a challenge and continues to endanger public health and degrades the environment through so...
Cofie, Olufunke O.
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Rooijen, Daniel J. van
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Nikiema, Josiane
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[Challenges and opportunities for recycling excreta for peri-urban agriculture in urbanising countries]
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Challenges and opportunities for recycling excreta for peri-urban agriculture in urbanising countries
Rooijen, Daniel J. van
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Ampomah, B.
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Nikiema, Josiane
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Coulibaly, Y.N.
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Yiougo, L.
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[Urban and industrial development]
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Urban and industrial development
Concerns about biogas from landfills are reviewed in terms of biogas generation, composition, and elimination. Biogas is mainly composed of methane and carbon dioxide but it also contains a few hundred non-methane organic compounds. The solutions available to reduce its harmful effects on the env...
Menard, C.
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Ramírez, A.A.
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Nikiema, Josiane
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Heitz, M.
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[Biofiltration of methane and trace gases from landfills: a review]
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Biofiltration of methane and trace gases from landfills: a review