International Partnership Helping to Bring Appropriate Biofuel Technology to Rural Cameroon

Seay, Jeffrey; Zama, Isaac F.; Butler, Bradley D.

doi:10.24908/ijsle.v7i2.4432

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“…ACREST is a non-governmental organization (NGO) located in Bangang Village in the sub-Saharan African nation of Cameroon 3 . Since its inception, ACREST has been focused on the application of appropriate technology (AT) to develop and disseminate sustainable and renewable energy based products that benefit the economy, environment and society in rural sub-Saharan Africa.…”

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Multi-University Partnership for Global Service Learning in Sub-Saharan Africa

Seay¹,

Lumkes²

2014

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The African Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (ACREST) is an NGO located in Bangang, Cameroon. ACREST has partnered with the University of Kentucky and Purdue University in a joint service learning and engineering program to design and build a low cost, diesel powered Multi-Purpose Utility Vehicle (MPV) and a small-scale biodiesel production plant to generate the fuel needed to operate the vehicle. Students from the University of Kentucky and Purdue University have worked alongside technicians from ACREST to implement these two integrated projects. Lessons learned as well as best practices from the development of service learning in engineering programs for undergraduates will also be presented.

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“…The course offering described here includes an embedded study abroad component. The embedded program model allows the course instructor to include a travel component into any class where it is useful to meet the course objectives 3 . For this course, travel to the ACREST facility in Cameroon was included as the embedded travel component.…”

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Multi-University Partnership for Global Service Learning in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Lumkes²

2014

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“…AT is low-cost, small-scale, easy to construct, and can be operated by individuals with limited formal technical education. The purpose of AT is not to reproduce industrial technology on a small scale; instead, it is to design specific solutions based upon the resources available in a given region or for a given community (Seay, et al, 2012). Therefore, AT based solutions often require trading industrial scale efficiency for simpler approaches that still meet the overall goals of the projects.…”

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An Appropriate Technology Based Solution to Convert Waste Plastic into Fuel Oil in Underdeveloped Regions

Joshi¹,

Seay²

2016

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Along with population and urbanization in developing countries, the amount of municipal solid waste generated is also increasing. Although programs and initiatives to recycle and manage waste can often be found in the major population centers, these technologies are slow to spread to or are not yet present in the rural areas. Heavily populated urban slums are also lacking in the infrastructure needed to collect and manage trash, particularly plastic packaging. To address this challenge, the University of Kentucky Appropriate Technology and Sustainability (UKATS) research team has developed an appropriate technology based, sustainable solution to convert plastic from Municipal Solid Waste, such as High/Low Density Polyethylene, Polypropylene and Polystyrene into a valuable hydrocarbon fuel, suitable for underdeveloped or poverty stricken communities. The UKATS Processor is designed as a waste minimization solution specifically for underdeveloped communities, comprised of a simple, non-automated, multifunctional processor built using a wood fueled rocket stove as the primary heat source. This processor is designed using the principles of appropriate technology and sustainability and can be constructed using non-standard materials commonly present in rural or underdeveloped areas. This research focuses on utilizing plastic waste to produce a fuel oil product similar to kerosene or diesel in composition.

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“…In order for a course that includes an in-country service learning component to be successful, a local partner is essential 1,5 . To this end, a partnership was established with ODAM in Tiruchuli, India (see Figure 1).…”

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“…that they are part of a global community and that the processes and products they design can have far reaching impacts 1 . This is especially true in developing countries where even technically wellconceived projects may not fit the needs of the communities for which they are intended.…”

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Addressing Cultural Challenges in a Global Service Learning Project to Reduce Plastic Waste in Rural India

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Jeyaraj²,

Higgins

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-In the summer of 2015, a group of chemical and mechanical engineering undergraduate students from the University of Kentucky Paducah Extended Campus Program participated in a Global Service Learning and Sustainability course focused on implementing a project to convert waste plastic into a sustainable liquid fuel in rural southern India. The successful construction, operation and testing of the liquid fuel in local diesel powered irrigation pumps will be described. Service learning projects conducted in other countries often face cultural hurdles that are quite different than in traditional study abroad programs. Working side-by-side with local people requires adapting to cultural practices that may be quite different from the students' expectations. To address this, cultural aspects and social sustainability were included in a lecture component of the service learning course as well as in the implementation of the service project. The learning outcomes for this course included providing students with clear understanding of the key issues of sustainability and sustainable community development in rural and underdeveloped regions and educating them as to how engineers must consider cultural factors when working in underdeveloped regions. This service learning project was conducted in collaboration with the Organization of Development Action and Maintenance (ODAM) in Tiruchuli, India.

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International Partnership Helping to Bring Appropriate Biofuel Technology to Rural Cameroon

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Multi-University Partnership for Global Service Learning in Sub-Saharan Africa

Multi-University Partnership for Global Service Learning in Sub-Saharan Africa

An Appropriate Technology Based Solution to Convert Waste Plastic into Fuel Oil in Underdeveloped Regions

Addressing Cultural Challenges in a Global Service Learning Project to Reduce Plastic Waste in Rural India

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