Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Cégep de Trois-Rivières
$25,000.00
Non thermal methods for dewatering wet brewers' spent grains
FY 2016-17
Summary
Brewer's spent grain (BSG) is a lignocellulosic material containing a high content of protein and fiber and canpotentially be used in many beneficial applications such as food and feed ingredients in industrial andagricultural applications. Especially, due to its bulk availability and low cost, BSG can be considered as asuitable and healthy adjunct for animal nutrition.However, BSG is a perishable product and thus difficult to preserve under environmental conditions due to itshigh moisture content, normally in the range of 75-80%. Due to its high moisture and fermentable sugarcontent, BSG is considered as an excellent medium for microbial growth. BSG usability and marketabilitywould be significantly improved, if the material is dried, or further pelletized and then, could be mixed withanimal feed. The challenge is to dry the BSG without damaging the BSG's protein value by not subjecting theBSG to thermal temperatures above 65 oC. Innofibre proposes to use technologies, used in pulp and paperindustry, to dewater the BSG. Once the BSG is dewatered, it will be pelletizing at the Sealander's pilot plant.The dewatering of lignocellulosic biomass with high moisture content, like vegetables residues, algaes, at a lowcost, could be helpful in other biomass valorisation projects.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Recipient
Location
Quebec, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
502251-2016
Name nom
Parenteau, Mario
Department département
Innofibre
Organization id
17333
Institution établissement
Cégep de Trois-Rivières
Province en
Québec
Province fr
Québec
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2016
Competition year année de concours
2016
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
902
Area of application group en
Commercial services
Area of application group fr
Services commerciaux
Area of application en
Waste, waste management and recycling
Area of application fr
Déchets, gestion des déchets et recyclage
Research subject code
1806
Research subject group en
Chemical engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie chimique
Research subject en
Separation processes
Research subject fr
Procédés de séparation
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Non thermal methods for dewatering wet brewers' spent grains
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Brewer's spent grain (BSG) is a lignocellulosic material containing a high content of protein and fiber and canpotentially be used in many beneficial applications such as food and feed ingredients in industrial andagricultural applications. Especially, due to its bulk availability and low cost, BSG can be considered as asuitable and healthy adjunct for animal nutrition.However, BSG is a perishable product and thus difficult to preserve under environmental conditions due to itshigh moisture content, normally in the range of 75-80%. Due to its high moisture and fermentable sugarcontent, BSG is considered as an excellent medium for microbial growth. BSG usability and marketabilitywould be significantly improved, if the material is dried, or further pelletized and then, could be mixed withanimal feed. The challenge is to dry the BSG without damaging the BSG's protein value by not subjecting theBSG to thermal temperatures above 65 oC. Innofibre proposes to use technologies, used in pulp and paperindustry, to dewater the BSG. Once the BSG is dewatered, it will be pelletizing at the Sealander's pilot plant.The dewatering of lignocellulosic biomass with high moisture content, like vegetables residues, algaes, at a lowcost, could be helpful in other biomass valorisation projects.
