Optimization of methane production from source separated organic waste

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Energy demand and remarkably increasing municipal waste will continue to rank among the world's biggestchallenges in the coming decades. To address this issue, this proposal will investigate the feasibility ofhydrothermally pretreated source-separated organic (SSO) waste as feedstock material for methane production.A modern pre-treatment will be applied to SSO samples to optimize process-governing parameters such astempertaure, pressure, hydraulic retention time in anaerobic digestion (AD) process. Key process parameters inthis project will be defined experimentally. The findings from this study will improve overall process of SSOwaste conversion to methane gas production via AD process, determine significant factors that slow down aprocess control and recommend an optimum solution for commercial utilization. Moreover, the results of theproject will intrigue and facilitate future design, construction of new AD facilities and help with overcomingwaste problems.