Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00365, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Koivisto, Bryan (Ryerson University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : CCI Bioenergy in a renewable energy company that converts green bin organic wastes into methane through a_x000D_
process known as anaerobic digestion (AD). Along with methane, a semi-fluid nutrient rich byproduct referred_x000D_
to as a digestant is also produced. To 'close the loop' on the food production ecosystem, it would be ideal to use_x000D_
the digestant as a fertilizer. After profiling this nutrient-rich fluid, our interdisciplinary collaboration will_x000D_
develop an additive and process for converting this valued added product into a commercial biofertilizer which_x000D_
can be easily applied to crops. As Ontario and Canada adjust to a carbon pricing economy this partnership will_x000D_
focus on resource recovery from traditional municipal and food waste and will pave the way for renewable_x000D_
energy producers and the agrifood growers to take advantage of a highly sustainable nutrient source., program purpose french : CCI Bioenergy in a renewable energy company that converts green bin organic wastes into methane through a_x000D_
process known as anaerobic digestion (AD). Along with methane, a semi-fluid nutrient rich byproduct referred_x000D_
to as a digestant is also produced. To 'close the loop' on the food production ecosystem, it would be ideal to use_x000D_
the digestant as a fertilizer. After profiling this nutrient-rich fluid, our interdisciplinary collaboration will_x000D_
develop an additive and process for converting this valued added product into a commercial biofertilizer which_x000D_
can be easily applied to crops. As Ontario and Canada adjust to a carbon pricing economy this partnership will_x000D_
focus on resource recovery from traditional municipal and food waste and will pave the way for renewable_x000D_
energy producers and the agrifood growers to take advantage of a highly sustainable nutrient source., agreement title english : Resource recovery from traditional municipal and agricultural waste: Understanding value-added biodigestates, agreement title french : Resource recovery from traditional municipal and agricultural waste: Understanding value-added biodigestates, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-06-14, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year. (2017-2018 to 2018-2019), additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier. (2017-2018 à 2018-2019), owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada