Biowaste4SP - From an African Student Perspective

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Biowaste4SP – From an African Student Persperctive

Mr Neville Tawona

ETM/CSIR South Africa

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Background

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Postgraduate Chemical Engineering Student

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Registered at Forestry and Forestry Products Research Centre

Joint venture

Since June 2013

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The “International” Experience

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Relevance to the African Continent

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Opportunities

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Improving Waste Management

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Waste-to-Energy

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Resource recovery

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Success Story

Domestic Digesters

CSIR Design – Wastewater treatment

Modified CSIR design (ETM Pilot Plant)

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Challenges

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Equipment Fabrication – Hindrances

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Reliance on import equipment

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Procurement systems

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The “Effect”

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Waste utilisation/recovery companies – E.g. Pick-It-Up based in Johannesburg

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Agriculture – ETM farmers

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Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!!