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By the University
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Chemists at the University of Amsterdam's Sustainable Chemistry research priority area, together with colleagues from the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development of Utrecht University, have published the first techno-economic analysis of converting waste toilet paper into electricity. In the journal “Energy Technology,” they propose a two-step process and calculate a cost per kWh comparable to that of residential photovoltaic installations. Waste toilet paper is not often considered an asset. In Costa Rica, one can often see the backup of weeks worth of what was flushed down the toilet spring up whenever a pipe bursts and the dirty toilet water with its contents flows down the sidewalk and storm drains. As part of the Costa Rican culture, many expats will notice requests in bathrooms to deposit all waste in nearby trashcans rather than flushing it down the toilet for these reasons. Usually this goes on for days until the Instituto Acqueductos y Alcantarillados comes back to repair the pipe and pick up what is left. Most people prefer not to think about it at all. Yet it is a rich source of carbon, containing 70 to 80 percent of cellulose on a dry basis. On average, people in Western Europe produce 10 to 14 kilograms waste toilet paper per person per year. Accumulating in municipal sewage filters, it is a modest yet significant part of municipal waste. The ultimate waste has a negative cost At the same time, waste toilet paper is a businessman’s dream because it is one of the few raw materials with a negative cost. While this may vary across countries and regions, in the Netherlands wastewater treatment facilities pay around 70 Euros per ton to get rid of the toilet paper. It is therefore an extremely attractive resource since people will actually pay you to take it off their hands. Being such ‘true waste’, it offers a great opportunity for closing loops, increasing resource efficiency and creating a truly circular economy. For the university’s chemists, using toilet paper as a resource for generating electricity therefore ‘the ultimate waste recycling concept’. The Amsterdam region alone generates some 10,000 tons of WTP per year, enough to power 6,400 homes. What's more, since the cellulose in toilet paper comes from trees, the electricity produced is renewable. This offers a great opportunity for matching society's demand for renewable energy. Renewable resources often show discontinuous peaks. Plant stems can be recycled, but only after the harvest; sunlight is available in the daytime depending on cloud cover; and wind supply is as predictable as the weather. Waste toilet paper, however, is a continually available resource. The Amsterdam-Utrecht research project, led by professors Gadi Rothenberg and Bob van der Zwaan of the Van‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, proposed a simple two-step process for the conversion of toilet paper, creating a direct route from unwanted waste to a useful product. |
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What goes down the
toilet can be re-used for energy.
Master's student Els van der Roest
examined the possibility of combining devices
for the gasification of toilet paper (step 1)
with high-temperature solid oxide fuel cells, or
SOFCs, able to directly convert the WTP-gas into
electricity as the second step. The
project's goal was to assess the feasibility of
such a WTP-to-electricity system at a scale of
10,000 ton WTP per year, based on real-life
parameter values.Using techno-economic
analysis methods, the team presented a basic process
design, an overall energy balance and an economic
study for this concept. Data for the experiments and
calculations were obtained in collaboration with the
Amsterdam waste-to-energy company
In an open-access paper published in the international peer-reviewed journal “Energy Technology,” the researchers present the basic system design, as well as its electricity yield and overall efficiency, based on detailed mass and energy balance calculations. The overall electric efficiency is 57 percent, similar to that of a natural gas combined cycle plant. The levelized cost of electricity is 20.3 cents per kilowatt. This is comparable at present to residential photovoltaic installations. The system’s capital costs are still relatively high, mainly due to the fuel cell investment costs. But these are expected to decrease as the market for fuel cells develops. The operating costs are relatively low. The researchers expect learning effects could make the system more competitive in future. The project team concludes that there is a future in turning waste toilet paper into electricity. However, no Dutch company or municipal authority has as yet been willing to invest in further development. The team is now considering taking their concept abroad. |
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U.S.
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its embassy in Cuba By the A.M. Costa
Rica wire services
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the United States is considering closing its embassy in Cuba following a number of health attacks on American diplomats there. "We have it under evaluation and it is a very serious issue with respect to the harm some individuals have suffered," Tillerson said on the CBS show "Face the Nation." At least 21 Americans have suffered what the State Department calls incidents that have lead to a variety of symptoms, including hearing loss, concussions, headaches, ear-ringing, and even problems with concentration and common word recall. Though investigators have explored the possibility of sonic waves or an electromagnetic weapon, no culprit or device has yet been identified. Lawmakers in Washington have raised alarm over the incidents. On Friday, five Republican senators wrote Tillerson to call for both closing the Havana embassy and expelling all Cuban diplomats from the United States. Former president Barack Obama re-established ties with the Caribbean island nation two years ago, a move that has been criticized and threatened by his successor Donald Trump. Hurricane Marie threatens some Caribbean islands By the A.M. Costa
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In a hurricane season that just will not quit, forecasters are keeping their eyes on three storms, including one threatening the Caribbean islands clobbered by Hurricane Irma just a little over a week ago. Forecasters upgraded Tropical Storm Maria to a hurricane Sunday as the storm heads toward the Leeward Islands. Maria is following the same path as Irma. Hurricane warnings and watches are out for some of the islands that that saw devastating damage from Irma, including Guadeloupe, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, and St. Martin and St. Barthelemy. There is also a tropical storm warning for Barbuda, where Irma destroyed 95 percent of the buildings on the island. Irma killed at least 60 people in the Caribbean and at least nine more when it struck the U.S. state of Florida. Meanwhile, a tropical storm watch is out for the U.S. East Coast from Fenwick Island, Delaware, north to Nantucket, Massachusetts, because of Hurricane Jose. Jose has been churning in the Atlantic for nearly a week and has yet to make landfall, but the storm is expected to bring dangerous surf and heavy rain to Atlantic coastal areas. There is also a tropical depression named Lee in the Atlantic, about 1,500 kilometers west of the Cabo Verde Islands and moving west. As of late Sunday, Lee was no threat to land and forecasters say it may weaken to a low pressure system by Monday night. Trump expresses sympathies to Mexican president By the A.M. Costa
Rica wire services
An earthquake that killed scores of people struck a week after México, U.S. President Donald Trump called his Mexican counterpart to express his sympathy. The White House said Thursday in a statement Trump called Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to extend his condolences for the lives lost and homes destroyed due to the earthquake. Trump said via his Twitter account that he had been unable to reach Peña Nieto for three days because of sketchy cell phone reception in the earthquake area in southern Mexico where the Mexican president was visiting. The White House said Trump expressed his solidarity with the government and people of México as both countries respond to the recent spate of natural disasters. Peña Nieto said last week the earthquake was the biggest México has experienced in more than 100 years and declared three days on national mourning. At least nine arrested in St. Louis protests By the A.M. Costa
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Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens warned Sunday that his administration will deal harshly with those responsible for violent protests in St. Louis over the death of a black man. A small band of protesters began breaking windows and throwing objects at police late Saturday during the second night of protests over the acquittal of a white police officer charged with murder in the man's death. More demonstrations were expected later Sunday. At least nine people were arrested during Saturday's violence, which was focused in the upscale Delmar Loop area of the St. Louis suburb University City. The Loop is home to more than 100 specialty shops, including restaurants, galleries, clothing boutiques, gift shops and entertainment venues. Police in riot gear quickly brought the disturbance under control, but not before demonstrators had left a path of broken glass. Earlier Saturday, several hundred people walked through two malls in suburban St. Louis. Protesters shouted "Black lives matter" and "It is our duty to fight for our freedom," as they marched in a mostly peaceful demonstration. The organizer of a regional food festival at one of the malls welcomed the protesters, the St. Louis Post Dispatch reported. Mike Kociela told the demonstrators, "There should be no difference in how anybody is treated. I want to be part of the solution. I'm glad you are here. You are welcome." The band U2 announced Saturday morning that it was canceling a concert planned for Saturday night, in St. Louis, saying they did not believe city police would be able to adequately protect the event. British singer Ed Sheeran's representatives said they were concerned about the safety of the fans when they announced the cancellation of a Sunday concert. Friday's protests began after the acquittal of Jason Stockley, a former St. Louis police officer who had been charged with the fatal shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith after a car chase in December 2011. Prosecutors also alleged Stockley planted a gun on Smith's body. Prosecutors said the gun had only Stockley's DNA on it. During the car chase, Stockley can be heard on the video from his car saying that he was going to kill Smith, prosecutors said. Police said 23 people were arrested and nine police were injured in skirmishes with protesters. Mayor Lyda Krewson released a statement early Friday urging compassion, despite differing opinions on the acquittal. Protests started peacefully on Friday, with hundreds gathering in the streets of St. Louis holding signs and chanting "No justice, no peace." Some made their way to police headquarters, calling for police resignations. By the end of the night, demonstrators had broken a window and splashed paint on the mayor's home, prompting police in riot gear to move the protesters away from the residence. Racial tension in the area is not new. One of the suburbs of St. Louis is Ferguson, Missouri, where two weeks of protests began in August 2014 with the shooting death of Michael Brown, an 18-year-old black man, by a white police officer. That November, the decision not to indict the police officer sparked another week of protests, and the anniversary of the shooting in 2015 was the occasion of a third protest. Brown's father told a St. Louis television station after Friday's verdict, "You all know this ain't right and you all continue to do this to us. Like we don't mean nothing, like we're rats, trash, dogs in the streets... my people are tired of this." The incidents in Missouri were followed by police shootings and protests in a number of American cities, among them: Baltimore, Maryland; Charlotte, North Carolina; St. Paul, Minnesota; and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Britain eases threat level after police arrest suspect By the A.M. Costa
Rica wire services
Britain eased its terrorist threat level Sunday from critical to severe after police arrested a second suspect in the bombing of a subway train in London. Home Secretary Amber Rudd said the second arrest was an indication that good progress was being made in the investigation of Friday's attack that injured 30 people, all but one of whom have now been released from hospitals. The severe threat level indicates British authorities now believe another attack is highly likely, while the critical designation meant an attack was seen as imminent. Police said in they arrested a 21-year-old man in the west London suburb of Hounslow, which is home to London's Heathrow Airport, just before midnight Saturday. He was arrested under Britain's Terrorism Act. Authorities searched a home in the London suburb of Stanwell, also neighboring Heathrow Airport that was linked to the second suspect, who was not identified. Earlier Saturday, an 18-year-old man was arrested in the port area of Dover, a major ferry terminal for travel between Britain and France. Residents of the neighborhood say an elderly couple, Penelope and Ronald Jones, who have taken care of foster children for decades, occupies the house that was searched. Queen Elizabeth honored them for their efforts in 2010. Islamic State jihadists claimed responsibility for the attack, but Home Secretary Rudd discounted it. "It is inevitable that so-called Islamic State or Daesh will try to claim responsibility, but we have no evidence to suggest that yet," she told the BBC. Rudd said authorities will try to determine how the suspects may have been radicalized. Earlier, she had dismissed as pure speculation U.S. President Donald Trump's claim, made Friday on Twitter, that Scotland Yard knew a “loser terrorist” behind the attack. British Prime Minister Theresa May had already rebuked the U.S. leader for the remark, saying, "I never think it's helpful for anybody to speculate on what is an ongoing investigation." London Transport authorities said Saturday they have re-opened the Parsons Green station where the bomb on a train partially detonated. Images of the bomb posted on social media appear to show a bucket on fire that had been placed inside a plastic bag close to a rail car door. Ms. May said the public may see more armed police on the streets and the transport network. The prime minister also said members of the military will begin aiding police, providing security at some sites not accessible to the public. The blast was the fifth major terrorist attack in Britain this year. London police said their investigation into Friday's attack is being supported by MI-5, Britain's domestic intelligence agency. Floods wash away homes in South Sudan’s Bor By the A.M. Costa
Rica wire services
An overflowing Nile River and heavy rains flooded the South Sudanese town of Bor this week, sweeping away homes and leaving hundreds of families without food or shelter. Marth Aluel Akuei, a resident of the Lekyak area just outside Bor town, used mud to build a dyke around her damaged home. The three grass-thatched structures she owned, known as tukuls, were washed away in the flood. "We are living in water," Akuei said. "I am so worried about my children. Anything could hurt them in this flood area. The wind and rain have demolished this house." A resident of the Hai-panjak area, Angeer Majer, 30 years old, said she had to take refuge in a neighbor's house. "It's very bad. My entire house is flooded. I am struggling now to see if I can get plastic sheets so that I can set up a tukul for me and my children," Ms. Majer said. Bor-area resident Lueth Alier said he does not feel safe walking to work through flooded areas because the overflowing Nile can bring hostile animals to residential streets. "They are very dangerous sometimes, animals, like crocodiles, there in the water," he said. Machar Machol Deng, deputy mayor for administration and finance in Bor municipality, says at least 1,200 households were affected by the flooding. He said Bor authorities are trying to dig passageways so the water can drain, but they don't have the money to finish the work. "The whole government is in financial constraints right now. The little fuel that we had, we utilized it. We have a bulldozer here, and this bulldozer can help us to open the drainages," Machol said. Machol and local residents are appealing to governments and nongovernmental organizations to provide plastic sheeting for shelters, in addition to other aid. Six killed in Mogadishu as rival Somali troops clash By the A.M. Costa
Rica wire services
At least six people were killed and eight others wounded Saturday when rival Somali government forces clashed in the capital, Mogadishu, officials and witnesses said. “We have the dead bodies of at least six people and eight injured civilians have been so far admitted at our facility,” said Dr. Mohamed Yusuf, the director-general of the city’s main Madina Hospital. Clashes erupted when Mogadishu’s Stabilization Security Unit clashed with a military unit based in the city’s Industrial Road in Hodan neighborhood. Sounds of gunfire awakened the residents of the Hanta-Dheer area. “It started with sporadic gun shots just before dawn prayer, and then it escalated into heavy gunfire. When I came out of the house as the day wore on, the gunfire died down. I saw the dead bodies of at least three soldiers,” said Hashi Hirey, a resident of the neighborhood. It is not clear if those three dead soldiers included the bodies that were taken to the hospital. Another resident, Ali Hassan, said “It was around 3 p.m. local time when we heard the first gunfire. I was shocked and ducked under my bed, hearing the loud gunshots being fired. We didn’t know it was rival government soldiers clashing. I got suspicious about some terror attack, so we were alert." Later in the morning more government soldiers were deployed into the area and security officials were sent to go between the rival troops. What triggered the clash between the troops is still unclear. Somalia’s defense minister, Abdurashid Abdullahi Mohamed, declined to give details saying he was in a meeting with his top security officials on the matter. The intensity of the gunfire used during the clash forced residents in the neighborhood to flee to other parts of the city, where children and women carrying their belongings were seen arriving. Another resident, Mohamed Nur Barre, said, “They were using anti-aircraft machine guns and other heavy weaponry. In recent years, we only witnessed explosions and suicide attacks by the al-Shabab militants, but such heavy gunfire in residential neighborhoods reminded us when the militants were fighting in Mogadishu in 2010, that forced us to flee.” Somalia has been without a functioning central authority since the 1991 ousting of strongman Mohamed Siad Barre. Subsequent governments have not been able to maintain control. Meanwhile, as government soldiers were clashing in Mogadishu, al-Shabab militants were attacking a key town near the border with Kenya. The district commissioner of El-Wak town in the Gedo region, Ibrahim Guuleed Aden, said al-Shabab fighters entered the town and left after looting some properties. “They attacked the town at dawn and briefly held as the troops retreated to the outskirt. They looted a storage facility owned by a local aid organization before they withdraw,” said Aden. He said the attack caused no casualties. El-Wak is on the border with Kenya, and it is a key transit point for Kenya military convoys carrying supplies to forces serving as part of the African Union Mission in Somalia known as AMISOM. Greeks are marching to protect ultra-nationalism By the A.M. Costa
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Hundreds of people marched in Athens, Greece, Saturday in an anti-racism protest to commemorate the killing of an activist rapper by a member of the Greek ultranationalist political party Golden Dawn. Scuffles broke out between police and a few dozen protesters who broke off from the march and began heading toward the Golden Dawn offices. Blocked by police from reaching the offices, the protesters threw firebombs and police responded with tear gas. The march was to commemorate rapper Pavlos Fyssas, whose music conveyed anti-fascist messages. Fyssas’ stabbing death in 2013 resulted in an investigation of Golden Dawn, which had been linked to violence, xenophobia and anti-Semitism. Nearly 70 members of the group have gone on trial since 2015. Giorgos Roupakis, the Golden Dawn member who admitted to a judge that he had killed Fyssas, served 30 months in pretrial detention, the maximum amount of time allowed. Now under house arrest, he is still awaiting trial. The anniversary of Fyssas’ death is September 18. Another commemorative march is expected to take place in the Athens neighborhood of Keratsini where Fyssas died.
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Begonias are very
happy flowers
Begonias are
happy flowers and easy to like. My mother always
planted them in the shade but down in Costa Rica
they are more than happy in the sun and why not?
That wasn’t the only thing that was confusing. 1) Begonias are supposed to be little. Nope, begonias can be a shrub. 2) Begonias have flowers that peak out from under the leaves. Nope, begonias have tall flower stalks that tower over the leaves and the whole thing can be nearly a meter tall. Oh the things we learned “Up North” that aren’t true in the tropics. Take this, for example. I used to plant my black raspberries in full sun up north. Down here, full sun gives the leaves sunburn. A sunburned leaf turns white and does the plant no good. Once I replanted my berries in an area with afternoon shade, they began to produce like crazy. Love that black raspberry pie.
Plant of the
Week
Well, would you look at this! Flowers on my coconut palm! We have never seen them flower before and didn’t think they were mature enough to flower. The coconut palm can take up to 6 months to sprout and six to ten years to fruit (you have to guard against beetles), but we must have done something right because three of five are in flower. That’s a lot of coconuts! If you would like to suggest a topic for this column, simply send a letter to the editor. And, for more garden tips, visit HERE!
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| From page 7: South Korea and Aresep sign agreement By the A.M. Costa Rica staff South Korea and the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos signed a cooperation agreement last week to strengthen quality control programs in gas, diesel and other fossil fuels. Roberto Jiménez, the regulator general, and Seong-Cheol Shi, the president of the Korean Petroleum Quality and Distribution Control Authority, signed the agreement. According to a statement from Aresep, the purpose of this agreement is to establish an exchange of knowledge, good practices and experiences for the quality of fuels. “Aresep seeks to strengthen the quality program in fuels, which has been in existence for more than 17 years and is positioned as one of the greatest impact in Latin America, which has allowed this exchange of progress,” the statement from the regulatory authority said. This is supposed to also train personnel and developing joint research studies on hydrocarbons and alternative energy as a means of placing Costa Rica at the level of world powers in fuel quality control. “Our goal is to guarantee users quality products and for that we need to have the technical knowledge and tools that allow us to do this,” said Jiménez. “That is how this agreement gives us technical facilities for Aresep to verify, with the latest technology and based on international best practices, the quality of gasoline, liquefied gas and biofuels.” The Koreans have an interest in Costa Rica’s technical information on quality control of fuels. This includes implementing a Korean version of a mobile app, Estaciones CR, developed by Aresep to inform users on the results of quality control inspections at gas stations, the authority said. |
