Bill Gates wants to turn poop into drinking water

[matt267 PE]

http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/07/technology/innovationnation/gates-poop-water/index.html

The feces is heated to 1000 degrees Celsius, or 1,832 degrees Fahrenheit to draw off the water, which is then further treated to make sure it is safe. But the dried out feces can then be burned, producing enough heat to generate electricity needed to extract the water. Excess electricity can be sold to outside users, as can the water.

seems like energy in would be greater than energy out.

I wonder how the input energy for this compares to traditional wastewater treatment.

 

[Supe]

I don't know, but I can't wait to smell the outcome.

 

[engineergurl]

I imagine that there would be a significantly lower amount of essential minerals in that water

 

[P-E]

seems like energy in would be greater than energy out.

Brilliant!

 

[snickerd3]

poop water....there is PR nightmare for someone. No thanks.

 

[P-E]

It could be used to improve the taste of Budweiser. Oops Hope InBev isn't a regisitered EB vendor.

 

[MA_PE]

It could be used to improve the taste of Budweiser. Oops Hope InBev isn't a regisitered EB vendor.

haters just got to hate.

 

[snickerd3]

budweiser anything gives me instant headaches.

 

[The Wizard]

This has to be the crappiest thread I've ever read.

 

[matt267 PE]

Don't shit on the parade Wizard.

 

[Ken PE 3.1]

You're both up shits creek now.

 

[matt267 PE]

Tell me about it. It just doesn't taste right.

 

[Dleg]

Wow, 10 posts in, and you guys have already flushed it down the toilet.

 

[cement]

it was gone by the turd post

 

[Road Guy]

What is this shit?

 

[P-E]

Maybe it can be bottled and sold here; Fudgi Water: "Effluent for the Affluent".

 

[Dleg]

it was gone by the turd post

Or was it number two?

 

[P-E]

Who does number 2 work for?"