Population densities in cities of developing countries are much higher than in other parts of the world, and the predominance of poverty in urban slums is ubiquitous throughout the region. In many urban areas, the lack of wastewater and waste management continues to be a huge challenge for environment and health protection. Decentralized approaches are proposed to provide practical, alternative options for sustainable urban wastewater and waste management in urban conditions. Conventionally, on-site constructed brick/concrete biogas reactors are the most used models. However, long construction periods, quality issues and leakage of biogas are often the disadvantages of construction design. In contrast to these systems, prefabricated biogas reactors can be produced off-site from different kinds of material. In this paper, prefabricated biogas reactor and treatment systems will be discussed, which could be applied in different developing countries. Meanwhile, some existing cases in China, Indonesia and South Africa are presented to show clear scenarios.
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October 21 2013
Prefabricated biogas reactor-based systems for community wastewater and organic waste treatment in developing regions
S. Cheng;
1School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Xueyuan Road 30, Haidian District, 100083, Beijing, China
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Z. Li;
Z. Li
1School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Xueyuan Road 30, Haidian District, 100083, Beijing, China
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H.-P. Mang;
H.-P. Mang
1School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Xueyuan Road 30, Haidian District, 100083, Beijing, China
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X. Liu;
X. Liu
1School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Xueyuan Road 30, Haidian District, 100083, Beijing, China
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F. Yin
F. Yin
1School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Xueyuan Road 30, Haidian District, 100083, Beijing, China
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Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development (2014) 4 (1): 153–158.
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Received:
February 13 2013
Accepted:
July 22 2013
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S. Cheng, Z. Li, H.-P. Mang, X. Liu, F. Yin; Prefabricated biogas reactor-based systems for community wastewater and organic waste treatment in developing regions. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 1 March 2014; 4 (1): 153–158. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2013.135
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