Anaerobic Digester/Wine Barrel Composting

Anaerobic Digester/Wine Barrel Composting

Project Lead: Tressa Mikel

Project Sponsor: Engineers for a Sustainable World

TGIF Grant: $1,256.50

Project Theme: Waste Reduction

Application Submission

Project Goals: 

  1. Build an anaerobic digester to efficiently convert food waste into methane
  2. Use byproduct, digestate, as a nutrient-rich fertilizer
  3. Analyze feasibility of implementing digesters in student houses at-large around campus

Final Report 

Final Poster