Investigating filter paper waste from Canadian fish oil processing plants as a feedstock for anaerobic digestion

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Energy demand and remarkably increasing waste will continue to rank among the world's biggest challenges in**the coming decades. Anaerobic digestion (AD) is very promising technology not only because it can be a cost**and energy efficient alternative for the disposal of waste, but also because the increased demand for the**production of renewable energy. Recent studies have demonstrated that hydrothermal pretreatment of**lignocellulose can disrupt the complex matrix of these compounds, increasing their bioavailability to the**enzymatic degradation and accelerating the digestion process. Most of the research so far has been conducted**to evaluate the effect of hydrothermal pretreatment on edible agricultural waste or municipal solid waste, while**limited information is available regarding the digestion of filter paper waste (FPW) generated by fish oil**processing plants. This research project is to optimize the operational conditions of hydrothermal pretreatment**in order to maximize the biogas production from FPW and to investigate the co-digestion of animal manure**and FPW