Developing an economically viable dark fermentation process for biohydrogen production from Irish whiskey distillery and dairy industry wastes.
Ongoing
In whiskey and dairy production, there are high- organic content by-products. They show great potential for biofuel production if economically viable treatment technologies can be developed.
Project Insights
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€212,889
Total Project Costs -
2 yr
Project Duration -
2021
Year Funded
Project Description
The project will develop economic solutions for the dark fermentation process using waste products from the whiskey and dairy industries to maximise the production of biohydrogen. This will guide full-scale applications for energy recovery towards a low carbon economy and assess the economic and environmental benefits for future industry pathways.Project Details
Total Project Cost: €212,889
Funding Agency: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)
Year Funded: 2021
Lead Organisation: Dublin City University
Collaborators: University College Cork
