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Reinvent the Toilet Fair 2012, August 2012
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Photo 1 of 8Credit: Michael Hanson/Bill & MelindaGates FoundationA prototype of a toilet designed by researchers from the University of Kwazulu-Natal in South Africa. The toilet system safely disposes of pollutants and recovers materials such as water and carbon dioxide from urine in the community bathroom blocks. -
Photo 2 of 8Credit: Michael Hanson/Bill & MelindaGates FoundationResearchers from the Delft University of Technology in the The Neatherlands pose with their prototype that converts human waste to fuel gas using microwave technology to transform human waste into electricity. -
Photo 3 of 8Credit: Michael Hanson/Bill & MelindaGates FoundationUniversity of Toronto researchers stand with a prototype for a toilet system that sanitizes feces and urine to recover resources and energy. -
Photo 4 of 8Credit: Michael Hanson/Bill & MelindaGates FoundationDeveloped by Swiss engineers, this toilet model diverts urine and recovers water for flushing. The urine and feces will be safely transported to a decentralized processing center. The water used for cleaning will be recycled by a gravity-driven biological membrane. -
Photo 5 of 8Credit: Michael Hanson/Bill & MelindaGates FoundationResearchers from the National University of Singapore have developed a toilet that uses biological charcoal (biochar) to dry and combust feces. The heat generated will be used to extract water from urine by boiling it under pressure. -
Photo 6 of 8Credit: Michael Hanson/Bill & MelindaGates FoundationThis toilet system, designed by researchers from Loughborough University, produces biological charcoal, minerals and clean water. -
Photo 7 of 8Credit: Michael Hanson/Bill & MelindaGates FoundationThis prototype of a toilet was designed by researchers from Shijiazhuang University of Economics and employs a system that extracts and disposes fecal sludge on-site. -
Photo 8 of 8Credit: Michael Hanson/Bill & MelindaGates FoundationA prototype of a toilet that converts human waste to fuel gas using microwave technology to transform the waste into electricity.
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