Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00453, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Orsat, Valérie (McGill University)|Orsat, Valérie (Université McGill), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : CIRKA Distilleries, a micro-distillery located in Montréal hopes to be the foremost grain-to-bottle distillery in_x000D_
Québec. The company is still in its infancy (incorporated in 2014) and only recently, as of November 2016, is_x000D_
distributing its products at the Société des Alcools du Québec (SAQ). As demand for its products will_x000D_
increase, conversely so will production, the company wishes to improve its waste management practices. At_x000D_
present, CIRKA produces approximately 4 tonnes of wet waste per week - equivalent to 2 tonnes of dry solids._x000D_
This research project will focus on evaluating the suitability of CIRKA's distiller wet waste for the cultivation_x000D_
of Pleurotus salmoneo-stramineus (pink oyster mushroom) and Pleurotus citrinopileatus (yellow oyster_x000D_
mushroom). The project will study the influence of different growth substrates and UV exposure on the vitamin_x000D_
A and vitamin D content of these two varieties., program purpose french : CIRKA Distilleries, a micro-distillery located in Montréal hopes to be the foremost grain-to-bottle distillery in_x000D_
Québec. The company is still in its infancy (incorporated in 2014) and only recently, as of November 2016, is_x000D_
distributing its products at the Société des Alcools du Québec (SAQ). As demand for its products will_x000D_
increase, conversely so will production, the company wishes to improve its waste management practices. At_x000D_
present, CIRKA produces approximately 4 tonnes of wet waste per week - equivalent to 2 tonnes of dry solids._x000D_
This research project will focus on evaluating the suitability of CIRKA's distiller wet waste for the cultivation_x000D_
of Pleurotus salmoneo-stramineus (pink oyster mushroom) and Pleurotus citrinopileatus (yellow oyster_x000D_
mushroom). The project will study the influence of different growth substrates and UV exposure on the vitamin_x000D_
A and vitamin D content of these two varieties., agreement title english : Waste not: Cultivation of mushrooms from distiller's solid waste, agreement title french : Waste not: Cultivation of mushrooms from distiller's solid waste, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-12-13, 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