TECHNOLOGIES FOR PRODUCING SAFE DRINKING WATER IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Good health and well-being - Clean water and sanitation - Responsible consumption and production

For achieving the objectives

Agenda 2030

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.

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Fig. 1 Calcinated and ground bones (bone char) for fluorine adsorption from water

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
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    Fig. 2 Adsorption column filled with bone char for domestic use
    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

 

Keywords: 
Safe drinking water production, adsorption of poor materials, filtration

References

Territorial and Production Systems Sustainability

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