Waste not: Cultivation of mushrooms from distiller's solid waste

位于蒙特利尔的CIRKA酿酒厂希望成为魁北克最重要的谷物装瓶酿酒厂。该公司仍处于起步阶段（成立于2014年），直到最近，截至2016年11月，才在魁北克酒精公司（SAQ）分销其产品。随着对其产品需求的增加，反过来生产也会增加，该公司希望改善其废物管理做法。目前，CIRKA每周产生约4吨湿废物-相当于2吨干固体。本研究项目将重点评估CIRKA的酿酒厂湿废物是否适合种植Pleumsalmoneo-stramineus（粉红色平菇）和Pleumcitrinopileatus（黄色平菇）。该项目将研究不同生长基质和紫外线照射对这两个品种维生素A和维生素D含量的影响。

CIRKA Distilleries, a micro-distillery located in Montréal hopes to be the foremost grain-to-bottle distillery inQuébec. The company is still in its infancy (incorporated in 2014) and only recently, as of November 2016, isdistributing its products at the Société des Alcools du Québec (SAQ). As demand for its products willincrease, conversely so will production, the company wishes to improve its waste management practices. Atpresent, CIRKA produces approximately 4 tonnes of wet waste per week - equivalent to 2 tonnes of dry solids.This research project will focus on evaluating the suitability of CIRKA's distiller wet waste for the cultivationof Pleurotus salmoneo-stramineus (pink oyster mushroom) and Pleurotus citrinopileatus (yellow oystermushroom). The project will study the influence of different growth substrates and UV exposure on the vitaminA and vitamin D content of these two varieties.