Author Archives: jwx3

This week, I focused on the potential for water hyacinth digestion to generate methane as well as methods for removal.  Nigeria as well as many other regions in Africa are currently facing increasing levels of water hyacinth intrusion and obstruction … Continue reading →

This week, our team compiled a more in-depth summer work model for Misam, refined the rainwater harvesting and wastewater excel models, researched roof and gutter design and materials, and investigated additional wastewater treatment options in tandem with the biogas dome. … Continue reading →

This week, my focus was on detailing centralized system recommendation, investigating further treatment options, and determining the environmental impact benefits of a biogas system for Anam City. Why We Recommend a Centralized System The waste generated by a single human … Continue reading →

This week, our team spoke with several biogas plant and anaerobic digestion leaders here at Stanford, Jeanette Laramee and Sebastien Tilmans, and received useful information to help us focus our research.  Below is the information I have collected with Jeanette … Continue reading →

This week, our team is trying to narrow down our scope to design the physical biogas plant model.  We thought we were sure about a centralized design, but after speaking to various professionals and receiving differing advice and suggestions, we … Continue reading →

This week, we focused on two main aspects: reaching out to outside sources/professionals and finding values for the model we designed. We spoke to Prof. Freyberg, who definitely helped us narrow the feasibility of several of our options.  We realized … Continue reading →

Technology Proposal Deliverable On Tuesday, our team completed and finalized a technology proposal to send to The Chife Foundation, which is one of our primary deliverables for this project.  Our design implementation moving forward is highly contingent on the response … Continue reading →

Appended below is the ESW Water Team’s technology proposal for the Anam City water and wastewater management system.  We have selected several technologies based on factors such as efficiency, construction feasibility, climate, cost, resource availability, etc.  We hope to receive … Continue reading →

This week, our team focused on preparing our technology proposal for The Chife Foundation.  We collectively compiled research on boreholes, groundwater recharge, existing technology and NGOs working in the area, anaerobic digestion, biogas/biofuels, natural wetlands and other alternative wastewater treatment … Continue reading →

We did not have any specific group assignments over spring break besides self-coordinated research, but moving forward, we will be diving into research and literature reviews.  Our first meeting will be to solidify our understanding of the constraints of our … Continue reading →