| 词条 | Ekam Eco Solutions |
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}} Ekam Eco Solutions is an Indian startup company which was incubated at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. It designs and develops products related to ecological sanitation and sustainable living.[1] The company is best known for its Zerodor waterless urinal technology.[2]{{Infobox company | name = Ekam Eco Solutions | logo = Ekamlogo.jpg | logo_size = 100px | type = Privately held | founded = May 2013 | founder = Uttam Banerjee, Vijayaraghavan Chariar | hq_location_city = New Delhi | hq_location_country = India | key_people = Uttam Banerjee, Vijayaraghavan Chariar, Sachin Joshi | industry = Technology | genre = Sanitation, Environment | products = Zerodor Waterless Urinals, Women's Urinal, Nutrient Recovery Reactors, Light weight and Sustainable structures | brands = Zerodor | services = Training and awareness creation on Sanitation, Water, Health and Hygiene | homepage = {{URL|http://www.ekameco.com/}} }} HistoryEkam Eco Solutions was founded in May 2013 by Uttam Banerjee, an alumnus of IIT Delhi,[3] and Vijayaraghavan Chariar, Professor at the IIT Delhi Centre for Rural Development.[4] Zerodor Waterless Urinal TechnologyVijayaraghavan Chariar, Ramesh Sakthivel, and Uttam Banerjee worked together to develop a mechanism which attaches to existing urinal bowls, allowing the urinals to operate without flushing and to release less odour than a conventional urinal.[5][6] This eliminates the need for about 100,000 litres of fresh water per year for each public urinal,[7] resulting in a corresponding reduction in water bills and lower sewage volumes.[8] Ekam began selling its first product in October 2013.[9] It is called "Zerodor", both because urinals fitted with the technology produce little odour, but also because the product requires no replaceable parts or consumable chemicals.[10] When retrofitted to existing urinal pans it is an inexpensive way to improve urinals in institutions and public spaces.{{fact|date=November 2018}} Because the resulting urine is not diluted, it can more easily be collected for use as organic fertilizer for plants.[11][12] The company has more than 10,000 installations across the globe.{{fact|date=November 2018}} That Zerodor is a mechanical system and does not have any consumables makes it more suitable as a waterless urinal system compared to other mechanisms in the market where there are recurring costs involved.{{fact|date=November 2018}} Awards and recognition
References1. ^"List of Incubator Companies". Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer 2. ^"‘Zerodor’ gives ray of hope to clean mission in arid regions". The Daily Pioneer, 13 February 2016 | Archana Jyoti | New Delhi 3. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/Frt8By06AmqUNN1zodiZ6O/Ekam-Eco-Solutions-Water-not-required.html|title=Ekam Eco Solutions: Water not required|last=Rustagi|first=Geetika|date=18 October 2014|work=LiveMint|access-date=}} 4. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/techies-put-their-mind-to-social-activism/463327|title=techies put their mind to social activism|last=|first=|date=19 October 2014|work=Free Press Journal|access-date=}} 5. ^"Zerodors: IITian Uttam Banerjee's Ekam Eco Solutions to take waterless toilets to national scale". Economic Times, 8 June 2014, Jyoti Pande Lavakare. 6. ^{{Cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-06-08/news/50421049_1_iit-d-indian-railways-water|title=Zerodors: IITian Uttam Banerjee's Ekam Eco Solutions to take waterless toilets to national scale|last=Lavakare|first=Jyoti Pande|date=8 June 2014|work=The Economic Times|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305165410/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-06-08/news/50421049_1_iit-d-indian-railways-water|archive-date=5 March 2016}} 7. ^The Ripple Effect by Alex Prud'iomme 8. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2014-11-23/A-green-solution-for-public-urination-117748|title=A green solution for public urination|last=Benjamin|first=Ravi P.|date=23 November 2014|work=The Hans India|access-date=}} 9. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/work/money-down-the-drain/article7184258.ece|title=Money down the drain|last=Pratap|first=Rashmi|date=8 May 2015|work=The Hindu Business Line|access-date=}} 10. ^"Waterless Urinals". Clean India Journal, 3 February 2015 11. ^"Urine Fertilisation (Small Scale)". Sustainable Sanitation and Water Management. 12. ^"Exploit urinals for cheap fertiliser, says Indian inventor ". AsianScientist (22 September 2014) - By Michelle Dobrovolny. 13. ^"Awardees 2014" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225175735/http://www.millenniumalliance.in/Round2Awardees.aspx |date=2014-12-25 }}. Millennium Alliance. 14. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.thisweekdelhi.com/dst-lockheed-martin-india-innovation-growth-programme-announces-winners-for-2014/|title=DST – Lockheed Martin India Innovation Growth Programme Announces Winners’ For 2014|last=|first=|date=23 May 2014|website=This Week Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100221/http://www.thisweekdelhi.com/dst-lockheed-martin-india-innovation-growth-programme-announces-winners-for-2014/|archive-date=4 March 2016|dead-url=|access-date=}} 4 : Manufacturing companies based in Delhi|Companies based in New Delhi|2013 establishments in India|Sanitation companies |
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