This library entry contains background documents for a grant that Leonardo De Silva Muñoz is leading and which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Further information and a discussion is available on the SuSanA discussion forum: http://forum.susana.org/forum/categories/105-processing-technologies-for-excreta-or-faecal-sludge/5948-mobile-waste-to-liquid-fuels-conversion-plants-ai3d-mexico Short description of the project: Waste to energy conversion is a promising route for reducing the fossil fuel dependency of the world. Fermentation, chemical processing, pyrolysis and gasification have been the main processes used for transforming biomass and other “burnable” wastes into useful fuels like ethanol, methanol, biogas, bio-diesel, bio-oil, bio-hydrogen etc. Most works on the subject are focused on power generation or on the production of alternative fuels, while few consider the option of producing gasoline or diesel. Here we propose a processing plant that produces gasoline, diesel and electricity using faecal sludge and solid waste as feedstock. The proposed plant will use a gasifier to produce a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide known as syngas and a Fischer-Tropsch reactor that will produce synthetic hydrocarbons that can be refined in order to obtain liquid fuels. Both gasification and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis are performed normally at large scales. Aiming at a small scale mobile processing plant that can transform waste at the source, the main challenge of the project is to prove the technical and economic viability of the proposed plant. Goal(s): The goal of this project is to design and construct a small-scale waste treatment plant for faecal sludge and municipal solid waste mixtures based on plasma gasification. The treatment system will be fitted into a truck in order to make it mobile. The energy needed to operate and transport the plant will come from the waste mixture being treated making it a self-supporting system. Objectives: - Harness the energy contained in faecal sludge - Storing it in the form of a high value fuel - Turn faecal sludge into something valuable - Make pit emptying more profitable and safe Research or implementation partners: Corrosion y Protección Ingeniería, Institute of Physical Sciences, UNAM. Start and end date: November 1st, 2011 through October 31, 2012 +++++++++++ Documents available for download below: 1 - Conversion of fecal sludge to liquid fuels. Why and how could it work for small-scale applications? (Paper at FSM2 Conference in Durban, South Africa, October 2012) 2 - Conversion of fecal sludge to liquid fuels. Why and how could it work for small-scale applications? (Presentation at FSM2 Conference in Durban, South Africa, October 2012)

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De Silva Muñoz, L. (2013). Mobile Waste to Liquid Fuels Conversion Plants Various documents on results from research grant Alianza para la innovación en integridad de infraestructura y ductos A.C (AI3D), Cuernavaca, Mexico

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