Sol-Char Toilet: Using concentrated solar power to stabilize fecal waste and produce a valuable soil amendment
Concentrated Solar energy heats the fecal matter up to 750°C and produces thereby char for agricultural soil application. Activities The Sol-Char Toilet – is a waterless, self-contained toilet that functions off-the-grid. Concentrated sunlight is delivered to fiber optic bundles located at the focus of parabolic concentrators (see Concept Sketch). The [...]