VUNA - Nutrient harvesting in South Africa
Documentation
Documentation
Brochure
- Nutrient recovery from Urine [English] - [Français] - [Deutsch]
Papers and abstracts:
- Hug, A., Uder, K.M. (2013)[pdf] Struvite precipitation from urine with electrochemical magnesium dosage. Water Research 47(1), 289-299.
- Udert, K.M., Wächter, M. (2012) [pdf] Complete nutrient recovery from source-separated urine by nitrification and distillation. Water Research 46(2), 453-464.
- Udert, K.M., Etter, B., Gounden, T., (2012) VUNA, Nutrient harvesting from urine. 2nd International Faecal Sludge Management Conference (FSM2), 29-31 October 2012, Durban, South Africa.
- Grau, M., Etter, B., Hug, A., Wächter, M., Udert, K.M., Brouckaert, C.J., Buckley, C.A. (2012) Nutrient recovery from urine: Operation and optimization of reactors in eThekwini. 2nd International Faecal Sludge Management Conference (FSM2), 29-31 October 2012, Durban, South Africa.
- Tilley, E., Günther, I. (2012) Incentivizing sanitation through urine collection. 2nd International Faecal Sludge Management Conference (FSM2), 29-31 October 2012, Durban, South Africa.
- Hug, T., Maurer, M., Udert, K.M. (2012) Model-based performance evaluation of the collection of source-separated urine. 2nd International Faecal Sludge Management Conference (FSM2), 29-31 October 2012, Durban, South Africa.
- Grau, M., Etter, B., Udert, K.M., Brouckaert, C.J., Buckley, C.A. (2012) [pdf] Development and operation of struvite reactors to recover phosphorus from source separated urine in eThekiwini. Extended abstract. The water institute of Southern Africa (WISA) Biennial conference and exhibition, 05-09 May 2012, Cape Town, South Africa
Presentations:
- Udert, K.M., Etter, B., Gounden, T. (2012) [pdf] VUNA Nutrient harvesting from urine. 2nd International Faecal Sludge Management Conference (FSM2), 29-31 October 2012, Durban, South Africa.
- Grau, M., Etter, B., Hug, A., Wächter, M., Udert, K.M., Brouckaert, C.J., Buckley, C.A. (2012) [pdf] Nutrient recovery from urine: Operation and optimization of reactors in eThekwini. 2nd International Faecal Sludge Management Conference (FSM2), 29-31 October 2012, Durban, South Africa.
- Hug, T., Maurer, M., Udert, K.M. (2012) [pdf] Model-based performance evaluation of the collection of source-separated urine. 2nd International Faecal Sludge Management Conference (FSM2), 29-31 October 2012, Durban, South Africa.
- Grau, M., Etter, B., Udert, K.M., Brouckaert, C.J., Buckley, C.A., (2012) [pdf] Struvite production from urine in eThekwini. The water institute of Southern Africa (WISA) Biennial conference and exhibition, 05-09 May 2012, Cape Town, South Africa.
Videos:
- susanavideos: VUNA Nutrient harvesting from urine (K.M. Udert, EAWAG) (English)
- susanavideos: Incentivising sanitation through urine collection (E. Tilley, NADEL) (English)
- susanavideos: Nutrient recovery from urine: operation and optimization of reactors in eThekwini (M. Grau)
- susanavideos: Model-based performance evaluation of the collection of source-separated urine (T. Hug)
- SRF1 - Einstein: Urin gegen Dünger Engpass (German)
- Smart Studio featuring the VUNA nitrification reactor at Eawag (English)
- SABC -50|50: Excellence in eThekwini (English)

