The research is on transforming food waste into digestates containing active biomolecules to enhance vegetable growth. Utilizing anaerobic digestion, we aim to recover essential nutrients such as N, P and K from food waste and integrate them into waste-derived hydrogel/biochar for optimal vegetable cultivation, thereby closing the waste loop in farming practices.
The specific aims are:
To release nutrients from food waste through anaerobic digestion and optimize the co-digestion process with waste-derived hydrogels.
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