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Scientists from Belgium create a machine that distills water from urine

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<div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-top" style="display:block;text-align:center;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3942681860132668" data-ad-slot="4831328630" data-ad-format="auto"></ins><br/></div><br/></div><br/><div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="http://kickerdaily.com/posts/2016/07/scientists-from-belgium-create-machine-that-distilled-water-from-urine/d-news/"><img alt="" src="http://kickerdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/D-News-600x264.jpg" title="D News"/></a> <span class="wp-caption-text">Image capture of video by DNews via YouTube Account</span> </div><br/><aside class="mashsb-container mashsb-main"></aside><ul><li><strong>A team of scientists from the University of Ghent has made a solar energy powered machine that turns urine into a safe drinkable water and fertilizer</strong></li><br/><li><strong>The system uses a special membrane, which is said to be energy-efficient and applicable in areas without electricity grid</strong></li><br/><li><strong>The aim of the team is to install larger versions of the machine in sports venues or airports, and moreover, bring the machine into a rural community in the developing world</strong></li><br/></ul><p>GHENT, Belgium – A team of scientists from a university in Belgium had made a solar energy powered machine that turns urine into a safe drinkable water and fertilizer, a technique that is said to help people from rural areas and developing countries.</p><br/><p>An article by Robert-Jan Bartunek for <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-belgium-science-urine-idUSKCN1061OY">Reuters</a> said the system was developed by a team of scientists from the University of Ghent and uses a special membrane, which is said to be energy-efficient and applicable in areas without electricity grid.</p><br/><p>“We’re able to recover fertilizer and drinking water from urine using just a simple process and solar energy,” said Sebastiaan Derese, University of Ghent researcher.</p><br/><div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-middle"><br/><br/></div><br/></div><br/><p>The urine will be first collected in a big tank which is heated in a solar-powered boiler, and then passed through the membrane. It is from the membrane where the water is recovered and nutrients such as potassium, nitrogen and phosphorus are separated.</p><br/><p>The team, under the slogan #peeforscience, recently deployed the machine at a 10-day music and theater festival in central Ghent, recovering 1,000 liters of water from the urine of partygoers.</p><br/><p>An article by <a href="http://eandt.theiet.org/news/2016/jul/urine-machine.cfm">Engineering and Technology Magazine</a> said the aim of the team is to install larger versions of the machine in sports venues or airports, and moreover, bring the machine into a rural community in the developing world where fertilizers and reliable drinking water are limited.</p><br/><p>As for 1,000 liters they recovered from the music and theater festival, the team said they will be using the water to make one of Belgium’s most coveted beer.</p><br/><p>“We call it from sewer to brewer,” Derese said.</p><br/><aside class="mashsb-container mashsb-main"></aside> <center> </center><br/><p><strong><a href="https://blockads.fivefilters.org">Let’s block ads!</a></strong> <a href="https://github.com/fivefilters/block-ads/wiki/There-are-no-acceptable-ads">(Why?)</a></p><br/><p><a href="http://kickerdaily.com/posts/2016/07/scientists-from-belgium-create-machine-that-distilled-water-from-urine/" rel="nofollow">Kicker Daily News</a></p><br/><div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-bottom" style="display:block;text-align:center;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3942681860132668" data-ad-slot="4831328630" data-ad-format="auto"></ins><br/></div><br/></div>

Image capture of video by DNews via YouTube Account A team of scientists from the University of Ghent has made a solar energy powered mac...