MOSTCH4: Mini Onsite System To valorize manure in methane
Description
In the project MOSTCH4; Mini Onsite System To valorize manure in methane, a miniaturized fermentation system for farmyard manure and other agricultural residues is being developed in cooperation with SUPSI, the University of Applied Sciences for Technology and Architecture of Southern Switzerland and the company Laborex SA. Optimal substrate-specific pretreatment methods are tested in the laboratory, in pilot and technical scale.
Key data
Projectlead
Dr. Rolf Warthmann, Dr. Giovanni Arioli
Deputy Projectlead
Prof. Dr. Urs Baier
Co-Projectlead
Dr. Pamela Principi
Project team
Alexander Treichler, Roger König
Project partners
Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana SUPSI; Laborex SA
Project status
completed, 06/2018 - 12/2020
Institute/Centre
Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology (ICBT)
Funding partner
Innovationsprojekt / Projekt Nr. 27685.1 PFIW-IW
Project budget
172'120 CHF
