LysteMize™ Livestock Waste Characterization Study

Lead Proponent

Lystek

Project Objectives

The objective of this project is to determine whether a wider range of organic waste feedstocks would be suitable for use with the LysteMize^TM process, which has previously been demonstrated to increase biomethane yields from anaerobic digestion of wastewater treatment sludge. This project will support testing of LysteMize™ on a range of livestock waste feedstocks and provide a detailed characterization study of their biomethane production yields.

Expected Results

This project aims to:

1. Utilize manure and process livestock wastes to produce a greater volume of low-carbon biomethane/renewable natural gas (RNG) from the same amount of feedstock and with smaller digesters, leading to improved process economics and increasing Canada’s potential supply of RNG.
2. Displace fossil fuels, leading to a reduction in Canada’s GHG emissions.
3. Increase conversion and capture of methane/RNG from manure to reduce the amount of methane released to the atmosphere from partially-digested manure, leading to further GHG reductions.
4. Offer additional revenue stream for farmers, as well as a diversified income portfolio.
5. Benefit farmers whose farms cannot support conventional anaerobic digesters.