Food Scraps Pretreatment Technologies, Co-digestion and Sidestream Impacts

Thursday, April 11

9:15 AM - 9:40 AM

Location: Sierra/Ventura, Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel

SWRCB Wastewater: 0.05 CEU

CWEA: .5 Contact Hours

Sponsored By:

Practice Area: Engineering & Research, Operations & Maintenance

Wastewater agencies with anaerobic digesters are in a great position to support state goals for organics diversion from landfills. This technical presentation will provide wastewater agencies a deeper understanding of what it takes to codigest food waste including a review of technologies and an evaluation of process impacts.

Learner Outcomes:

Describe the technologies available for food scraps pretreatment.
Consider what impacts doing food scraps codigestion may have on their wastewater treatment plants, both positive and negative.
List what they key technical challenges are for food scraps codigestion at municipal anaerobic digesters.

Level: Intermediate; working knowledge of subject matter / journeyman level staff

Primary Speaker(s)

Christine Polo

Process Engineer
Black & Veatch
Walnut Creek, CA

Speaker(s)

Joerg Blischke

Senior Process and Organics Management Specialist
Black & Veatch
Walnut Creek, CA

Track Facilitator(s)

Joerg Blischke

Senior Process and Organics Management Specialist
Black & Veatch
Walnut Creek, CA
Christine Polo

Process Engineer
Black & Veatch
Walnut Creek, CA