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Title:

Resource recovery from traditional municipal and agricultural waste: Understanding value-added biodigestates

Agreement Number:

EGP

Agreement Value:

$25,000.00

Agreement Date:

Jun 14, 2017 -

Organization:

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Location:

Ontario, CA

Reference Number:

GC-2017-Q1-00365

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Additional Information:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year. (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)

Recipient's Legal Name:

Koivisto, Bryan (Ryerson University)

Program:

Engage Grants for Universities

Program Purpose:

CCI Bioenergy in a renewable energy company that converts green bin organic wastes into methane through ax000D
process known as anaerobic digestion (AD). Along with methane, a semi-fluid nutrient rich byproduct referredx000D
to as a digestant is also produced. To 'close the loop' on the food production ecosystem, it would be ideal to usex000D
the digestant as a fertilizer. After profiling this nutrient-rich fluid, our interdisciplinary collaboration willx000D
develop an additive and process for converting this valued added product into a commercial biofertilizer whichx000D
can be easily applied to crops. As Ontario and Canada adjust to a carbon pricing economy this partnership willx000D
focus on resource recovery from traditional municipal and food waste and will pave the way for renewablex000D
energy producers and the agrifood growers to take advantage of a highly sustainable nutrient source.