- Additional processing could also turn the human waste into water and oxygen
- The human waste of astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station has usually been dumped with other trash in space capsules that burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere
- Such a process could also potentially prove useful on Earth if it’s efficient enough. Methane fuel could help heat buildings, generate electricity or act as fuel for vehicles. The University of Florida has also tested a version of the digester that could be used by farmers
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