Browsing Theses by Subject "food waste"
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Development of a Compact, Energy-Positive Food Waste Treatment Process
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-17)This study developed an innovative bioprocess for food waste (FW) treatment by combining a leach bed reactor (LBR) with an anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR). The two bioreactors were consistently operated at neutral ... -
Food waste generation at households and the resulting life cycle environmental impacts: A case study of fresh and frozen broccoli
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-01)Food waste has serious environmental and economic consequences, making it a global issue with growing attention from academia, industry and policy makers. The key to reduction or better management of food waste is understanding ... -
Gleaning in the 21st Century: Urban Food Recovery and Community Food Security in Ontario, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-28)Gleaning used to be an activity of the impoverished who would glean food from farms for their families. Now, formalized gleaning, which is harvesting food from where it is grown that would otherwise go to waste, is most ... -
Improving leach bed reactor design for medium-chain fatty acid production from food waste at room-temperature.
(University of Waterloo, 2023-02-10)Food waste treatment is an urgent problem which if addressed can make substantial reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions while recovering energy, nutrients, and valuable biomolecules. While anaerobic digestion has ... -
A Pilot Study Regarding the Use of Food Waste Grinders in a Multi-Unit Residential Building
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-25)This study evaluated the impact of food waste grinders (FWGs) in multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs) that also had access to green bins (GBs) on solid waste and wastewater generation. A 15-month technical sampling ... -
Understanding the fundamentals and application of electrically conductive biofilm in dry digestion
(University of Waterloo, 2023-07-27)The application of microbial electrolysis cell assisted anaerobic digestion (MEC-AD) system for dry digestion to recover methane from food waste (FW) is promising. Understanding the extracellular electron transfer (EET) ...