Novel, disruptive solutions for improved valorisation and pasteurisation for anaerobic digestion (AD) of food waste (FW) collected by centralised retail food waste management companies

By Amanda Mathieson | 20/11/2025

To optimise the frontloading of the pasteurisation process required for AD plants and carry it out at a single centralised facility and upgrading food waste to a high value feedstock.
Enhance biomethane generation in food waste anaerobic digestion processes and improve resource recovery from digestate.PI: Prof. James Lyng, Dr. Ajay Menon, Staff: Devu Pengadeth (PhD)

Posted in Challenges, Food Waste Prevention & Valorisation, Pillar 3