FROM WASTE TO RESOURCE
Combine Basic and Applied Research for Sustainable Waste Management Solutions
FROM WASTE TO RESOURCE
Combine Basic and Applied Research for Sustainable Waste Management Solutions
OUR RESEARCH
Carbon Conversion
Most waste-to-energy technologies are still in an emerging stage, with significant room for innovation. Process optimization requires fundamental research on each of the conversion processes. An important step includes experimental research to identify the chemical and metabolic pathways essential for maximizing the conversion yields of biomass to biofuels for both thermochemical and biological platforms
Plastic (up)cycling
Nutrient (re)cycling
Holistic approaches to valorizing waste streams aim to recover nutrients in a reusable form for further agricultural applications. Our lab seeks to better understand the fate of recycled nutrients and their incorporation into the complex plant-soil-atmosphere system.
Life Cycle Assessment
The development of sustainable, commercial-scale waste-to-resource systems must be supported by a life cycle environmental impact assessment to define research priorities. In addition, financing conditions that would make waste-to-resource systems attractive must be determined. Specific parameters that account for uncertainties related to the development of these technologies will provide more useful information for investors and policymakers.
