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Pro@mander.xyz to science@lemmy.world · 2 days ago

Liquid gold: Prototype harvests valuable resource from urine

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Liquid gold: Prototype harvests valuable resource from urine

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Pro@mander.xyz to science@lemmy.world · 2 days ago
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Innovative system turns human waste into sustainable fertilizer
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Stanford researchers have developed a prototype that harnesses urine to generate valuable fertilizer, offering solutions for sanitation and energy in resource-limited regions.

cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/36312140

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  • shplane@lemmy.world
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    The valuable resource is fertilizer.

    • MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world
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      Yep, urine is about 10% nitrogen which is why it’s so good for plants (the N in NPK fertilizers).

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      Urea and nitrate salts

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    And now they(1) will tell us we don’t really our own urine, it was just leased to use and we now need to pay premium monthly sub to take a leak?

    1: some capitalists/corps owning IP on the process.

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    Waterworld, here we go. 😶

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    I pee in my garden all the time

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