Project

Sustainable waste treatment in developing countries in a view of resource recovery

Code

01W00718

Duration

01 October 2018 → 30 September 2026

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Stijn Van Hulle

Fellow

Akalu Melketsadik Woldeyohans

Research disciplines

Engineering and technology
- (Waste)water treatment processes
- Sustainable and environmental engineering not elsewhere classified

Keywords

waste treatment co-composting hybrid constructed wetland and resource recovery

Project description

In developing countries faecal sludge from onsite sanitation technologies, latrines and septic tanks, is mainly treated using sand bed drying which produces concentrated cake and unstable infiltrate. This project aims to integrate co-composting and constructed wetland with sand bed drying for sustainable waste treatment in developing countries in a view of resource recovery.