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Chapter 2 An evaluation of the limitations of sanitation chain in low income, high density settlements: Case study, Kibera, Kenya |
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2.3.1 Institutional and Legal Framework for FSM in Nairobi City |
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2.3.2 Bio-resource based approach to sanitation |
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2.3.3 Funding, technology selection and ownership of the sanitation technologies |
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2.3.4 Operation and Management of the sanitation facilities |
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2.3.5 Toilet emptying, transportation and disposal of faecal sludge |
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2.4.1 Sanitation provision approach |
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2.4.2 Kibera sanitation chain |
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2.4.3 Legal and institutional framework |
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Chapter 3 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 |
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3.2 Materials and Methods |
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3.2.1 UDDT-FS waste samples |
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3.2.2 Organic market waste samples |
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3.2.3 Fertilised A. lumbricoides eggs |
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3.2.4 Laboratory Scale Experimental set-up |
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3.2.5 Analytical procedures |
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3.2.5.1 Total solids and volatile solids |
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3.2.5.3 E. coli enumeration |
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3.2.5.4 A. lumbricoides egg recovery |
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3.3 Results and discussion |
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3.3.1 VFA concentration effect on E. coli inactivation |
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3.3.2 Co-digestion of UDDT Waste and Mixed OMW |
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3.3.2.1 Effect of mix ratio on pH and VFA build-up |
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3.3.2.2 E. coli inactivation in single substrate and co-digestion experiments |
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3.3.2.3 A. lumbricoides egg inactivation |
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3.3.3 Practical application in enhancing UDDT-FS sanitisation |
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Chapter 4 Volatile fatty acids (VFA) build-up and its effect on E. coli inactivation during excreta digestion in single-stage and two-stage systems |
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4.2 Materials and Methods |
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4.2.1 UDDT-Faeces waste samples |
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4.2.2 Mixed Organic Market Waste samples (OMW) |
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4.2.3 Pilot scale AD experiments |
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4.2.3.1 Plug flow reactor start-up and operation in single substrate and co-digestion experiments |
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4.2.4 Analytical procedures |
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4.2.4.1 Total solids and volatile solids |
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4.2.4.3 E. coli enumeration |
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4.3 Results and discussion |
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4.3.1 Evaluation of the performance of single stage reactor (Rs) system |
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4.3.2 Co-digestion of UDDT-FS and OMW in a two-stage reactor (Ram) system |
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Chapter 5 Anaerobic digestion of Urine Diverting Dehydrating Toilet Faeces (UDDT-FS) in urban poor settlements: Biochemical energy recovery |
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5.2 Materials and Methods |
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5.2.1 UDDT-FS waste samples |
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5.2.2 Organic market waste samples |
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5.2.4.1 Laboratory scale BMP test |
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5.2.4.2 Pilot scale AD experiments |
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5.2.5 Plug flow digester start-up and operation in one- and two-stage AD |
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5.2.6 Analytical procedures |
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5.3 Results and discussion |
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5.3.1 Methane production in batch scale BMP tests |
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5.3.2 Methane production pilot scale experiments |
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5.3.3 AD application of UDDT-FS management in LIHDS |
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Chapter 6 General discussion, conclusion and recommendations |
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6.1.1 Enhancing pathogen inactivation during AD |
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6.1.2 Biochemical energy recovery during anaerobic stabilisation of UDDT-FS |
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6.1.3 Sanitation in relation to energy crisis |
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6.1.4 LIHDS sanitation; Sustainability assessment |
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