Technologies for producing safe drinking water in developing countries

For achieving the objectives:

Goals: 3. Good health and well-being, 6. Clean water and sanitation, 12. Resp. consumption/production

Description

ENEA has developed drinking water production processes to remove excess iron and fluorine, based on sedimentation, adsorption of poor materials (bone char) and filtration.

The facilities to be installed are powered by photovoltaic panels and their size can serve communities up to 10.000 ae. They can be managed and maintained by small local cooperatives that can also produce and supply the basic materials needed for their operation.

Benefits and advantages:

Production of safe drinking water
Sustainable use of energy
Increased local economy
Low-cost facilities
Easy management and maintenance

Enea Service:

design
technology transfer
technical support
consulting
training

Enea Activities:

Project “Women empowerment for water, sanitation and community development in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (DAISC)” (2017) Ethiopia

Calcinated and ground bones (bone char) for fluorine adsorption from water

Adsorption column filled with bone char for domestic use

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References

Territorial and Production Systems Sustainability

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Published: 29/09/2017