Stringel, Santiago (Dr)
Research Engineer
- 031 260 3375 / 073 871 1375
- septiens@ukzn.ac.za
- BscEng, MscEng, PhD
- "Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world and all there ever be to know and understand." - Albert Einstein
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Research Interests:
Sanitation, Faecal sludge characterisation, Rheology, Thermal process, Solar energy, Photocatalysis, Solid-liquid separation
Dr Santiago Septien Stringel obtained a chemical engineering degree (BscEng and MscEng) with a specialization in wastewater treatment. After this degree, he pursued his professional career with a PhD on biomass gasification in 2011 and performed a post-doctorate in the same domain for two more years, in French research institutes (CEA Grenoble and Mines-Albi). During this period, he acquired an expertise in thermochemical processes (pyrolysis, gasification, combustion) and biofuels.
In 2014, he joined the WASH R&D Centre at the University of KwaZulu-Natal to supervise master research projects funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Water Research Commission.
Currently, his main tasks are to lead research related to decentralized sanitation treatment systems, give support and advice to sanitation practitioners and supervise undergraduate / postgraduate students. His main expertise has become thermal processes for sanitation applications (thermal drying, solar drying, biochar generation) and characterization of faecal sludge (physiochemical properties, rheology, stickiness).
He has also explored other areas of research, such as photocatalysis, dewatering and membrane technologies.
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Publications
- Mahlalela, L.C., Casado, C., Marugan, J., Septien, S., Ndlovu, T., Dlamini, L.N. 209 Synthesis of platelet-like BiVO4 using hyperbranched polyethyleneimine for the formation of heterojunctions with Bi2¬O3. Applied Nanoscience, 1-14.
- Septien, S., Mirara, S., Makununika, B., Singh, A., Pocock, J., Velkushanova, K., Buckley, C.A. 2018. Evolution of faecal sludge chemical and physical characteristics during drying. IN: Shaw, R.J. (ed). Transformation towards sustainable and resilient WASH services: Proceedings of the 41st WEDC International Conference, Nakuru, Kenya, 9-13 July 2018, Paper 3012, 6 pp.
- Septien, S., Mugauri, T., Singh, A., & Inambao, F. 2018. Solar drying of faecal sludge from pit latrines in a bench-scale device. IN: Shaw, R.J. (ed). Transformation towards sustainable and resilient WASH services: Proceedings of the 41st WEDC International Conference, Nakuru, Kenya, 9-13 July, Paper 3008, 6 pp.
- Septien, S., Mugauri, T. R., Singh, A., Inambao, F. 2018. SOLAR DRYING OF FAECAL SLUDGE FROM ON-SITE SANITATION FACILITIES. 5th Southern Africa Solar Energy Conference, Durban, South Africa, 25 – 27 June.
- Septien, S., Pocock, J., Teba, L., Velkushanova, K., & Buckley, C. A. 2018. Rheological characteristics of faecal sludge from VIP latrines and implications on pit emptying. Journal of environmental management, 228, 149-157.
- Septien, S., Singh, A., Mirara, S. W., Teba, L., Velkushanova, K., Buckley, C. A. 2018. ‘LaDePa’process for the drying and pasteurization of faecal sludge from VIP latrines using infrared radiation. South African Journal of Chemical Engineering, 25, 147-158.
- Ouma, J., Septien, S., Velkushanova, K., Pocock, J., & Buckley, C. 2016. Characterization of ultrafiltration of undiluted and diluted stored urine. Water Science and Technology, wst2016384.
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