Municipal organic solids include commercial and residential food waste, garden organics, and sewage biosolids, and when disposed of in landfills, result in greenhouse gas emissions and loss of landfill capacity.
Biosolids have been effectively treated on-site and reused beneficially in Queensland, and the remainder of Australia, with ACWEB delivering research on enhanced biosolids treatment processes for over 20 years, including participation as a core member in the Transforming Biosolids ARC training centre.
We are now leveraging this expertise in researching novel thermal, biological, and chemical processes for the rapidly emerging area of food organics and garden organics (FOGO), transforming these to energy and valuable products.
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Key Capabilities
Biochemical, physical, and thermal treatment
Chemical and thermal characterisation, including calorific value
Sustainable management of organic solids, including carbon capture
- Jun 2018–Jul 2024Queensland Urban Utilities
- Australian Research Council
- Jan 2020–Dec 2022Fight Food Waste CRC