{"id":5174,"date":"2023-02-04T17:00:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itn.buet.ac.bd\/web\/?post_type=news&#038;p=5174"},"modified":"2023-02-20T14:53:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T08:53:38","slug":"itn-buet-explores-nature-based-solution-to-treat-septic-tank-sludge","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/itn.buet.ac.bd\/web\/news\/itn-buet-explores-nature-based-solution-to-treat-septic-tank-sludge\/","title":{"rendered":"ITN-BUET explores nature-based solution to treat septic tank sludge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>International Training Network (ITN), the centre for water supply and waste management of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) organized a dissemination event to share the outcomes of its research project titled &#8220;Septic tank sludge treatment in Bangladesh: Constructed wetlands&#8221; with sector professionals, academicians, researchers, government officials. The event was organized in hybrid-mode on 4th February 2023 at the Seminar Room, ITN-BUET, Dhaka.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/itn.buet.ac.bd\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ITN-BUET-explores-nature-based-solution-to-treat-septic-tank-sludge.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;ITN-BUET explores nature-based solution to treat septic tank sludge&#8221; title_text=&#8221;ITN-BUET explores nature-based solution to treat septic tank sludge&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;90%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Dr. Tanveer Ferdous Saeed, Professor of Department of Civil Engineering, University of Asia Pacific led this research as Principal Investigator. The research found high treatment efficiency for removal of pollutants from septic tank sludge with significant bio-energy production which enhanced the treatment capacity of \u201cConstructed Wetlands\u201d system.<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Dr. Tanvir Ahmed, Director, ITN-BUET shared the current research initiatives at ITN-BUET on diversified areas of sanitation, FSM, waste management under current BMGF grants on scaling CWIS and sanitation innovation.<\/p>\n<p>Dignitaries\u2019 guests and sector experts, including Prof. Dr. M. Feroze Ahmed (Professor Emeritus of Stamford University), Dr. Md. Mafizur Rahman (Professor, BUET), Engr. Md. Wali Ulla (Former Chief Engineer, DPHE), and other invitees provided their valuable insights and directives in discussion session. They all appreciated research initiatives undertaken by ITN-BUET, which is now being acknowledged nationally and internationally.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/itn.buet.ac.bd\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ITN-BUET-explores-nature-based-solution-to-treat-septic-tank-sludge-rsz-scaled.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;ITN-BUET explores nature-based solution to treat septic tank sludge&#8221; title_text=&#8221;ITN-BUET explores nature-based solution to treat septic tank sludge&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;90%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The event ended with Professor Dr. Tanvir Ahmed handing over ITN-BUET research grant to Lt. Col. Dr. Mohammad Russedul Islam (Associate Professor, MIST), Principal Investigator of a new ITN-BUET funded research project titled \u201cStrength and Durability of Artificial Aggregate by Geo-polymerization of Sewage Sludge and Medical Waste Incineration Ash\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ITN-BUET organized a dissemination event on February 4th, 2023 to share the results of its research project titled &#8220;Septic tank sludge treatment in Bangladesh: Constructed wetlands&#8221; with sector professionals, academicians, researchers, and government officials. 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