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Britt-Marie Steenari
Britt-Marie Steenari
Avfallsforskning i Sverige
”Polytechnical Waste Research in
Sweden - POWRES”
POWRES
University Chalmers Univ. of Umeå
Åbo Akademi College Borås Technology University
Keratin rich materials such as hair, horns, nails, feathers, claws and
hooves are presently land filled. However, such waste fractions can
be used in a biogas digester to produce methane. Keratin-rich
materials are not directly suitable for anaerobic digestion because
keratin is very resistant. Hence some pre-treatments are necessary
before the anaerobic digestion. Such methods are developed in the
project.
Production of biological superabsorbent