Research projects: Organic and biomass waste

The Waste RDI Roadmap research and demonstration projects.

No.

Grant project title

PI

Institution

Status
003 Beneficiation of forestry biomass waste streams B Sithole CSIR Complete
004 Valorisation of waste chicken feathers B Sithole CSIR Complete
005 Sustainable utilization and conversion of post-harvest agricultural waste residues M John CSIR Complete
006 Value recovery from solid confectionary waste S Harrison UCT Complete
007 Reactor design for industrial furfural production from sugar cane agricultural residues J Gorgens SU Complete
008 Biogas and volatile fatty acids biorefinery by co-digestion of fruit juice industry wastes with lignocellulosic biomass J Gorgens SU Complete
009 Organic waste: a bioresource for production of novel cellulose nanocomposites A Chimphango SU Complete
017 Increasing reliable, scientific data on food loses and waste in South Africa S Oelofse CSIR Complete
025 Production of high value dissolving wood pulp from sawdust waste material J Andrew CSIR Current
027 Curbing post-harvest losses using methane from anaerobic digestion of organic waste to drive the cold chain E van Rensburg SU Current
031 Medicinal and economic potentials of citrus waste A Oyedeji WSU Current
036 Evaluation of Supermarket food waste (FW) as partial replacement of commercial feed in Mozambique tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus culture G Okuthe WSU Current
039 Waste-to-energy practices on small scale farms C du Plessis UL Current
040 Impact of food literacy on household food waste A Naicker DUT Current
050 Converting sugarcane waste into mannosylerythritol lipds R Pott SU Current
053 Valuable products from organic waste R Den Haan UWC Current