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. 2024 Aug 20;13:21. doi: 10.1186/s13750-024-00342-5

Table 5.

TECH knowledge domain. Prevalence of recovered product per source stream across papers that focus on technology development. “NA” stands for not applicable – a combination of a product and source stream that is not plausible

Product category Product Source stream
Urine Feces Excreta Sewage Total
Ash and slag Ash NA 6 2 295 303
Slag NA 0 0 0 0
Composite fertilizer Biocrude NA 0 0 2 2
Biostimulant NA 0 0 0 0
Organomineral fertilizer NA 0 0 0 0

Fecal-derived

organic matter

Biochar NA 2 14 402 418
Bioslurry NA 0 7 0 7
Biosolid NA 60 126 862 1048
Solution: macronutrient Nutrient solution – K 0 0 0 0 0
Nutrient solution – N 54 0 2 157 213
Nutrient solution – N | P | K 76 0 5 448 529
Nutrient solution – P 0 0 0 200 200
Solution: multinutrient Effluent – treated 0 0 4 27 31
Urine – treated 194 NA NA NA 194
Nutrient-enriched filter Nutrient-enriched sorbent 54 0 2 275 331
Precipitate: multimineral Urine - Dried 0 0 0 0 0
Precipitate: monomineral Ammonium crystals 1 0 0 0 1
Calcium phosphate 11 0 7 168 186
Iron phosphate 7 0 0 39 46
K-Struvite 17 0 0 8 25
Methylene urea crystals 3 0 0 0 3
Other phosphates 2 0 0 90 92
Struvite 126 0 10 639 775
Protein biomass Fish 0 0 0 0 0
Insect larvae 0 0 0 0 0
Macrophytes 2 0 0 15 17
Microalgae 20 0 8 363 391
Plant 0 0 0 4 4
Protein 0 0 0 0 3
Worms 0 0 0 0 0
Total 567 68 187 3994 4816