Grant: Engage Grants Program
Nova Scotia Agricultural College
$23,440.00
Feasibility study on the commercialization opportunities from spent coffee grounds
EF 2010-11
Résumé
In Canada, coffee sales by volume represents 14% of the beverage industry. This sector generates a large
quantity of waste, including cups, filters, and spent coffee grounds. Spent coffee grounds have a number of
potential uses, ranging from soil enhancers, natural insecticides, to biomass fuel feedstocks. The goal of this
project is to establish the technical and economic feasibility of using spent coffee grounds generated by Tim
Hortons franchises in Nova Scotia. The focus will be to evaluate viable technologies viable technologies and
approaches for commercializing the use of spent coffee grounds. In addition, preliminary characterization of
the material and assessment trials for alternative energy production and soil enhancement will be conducted.
The benefit to the company will be to reduce disposal costs, create enhanced employment opportunities in the
green economy, and provide environmental benefits through diversion of organic waste streams away from
landfill sites.
Programme
Engage Grants Program
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Nova Scotia, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Other
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
396286-2010
Name nom
Price, Gordon
Department département
Engineering
Organization id
86
Institution établissement
Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Province en
Nova Scotia
Province fr
Nouvelle-Écosse
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2010
Competition year année de concours
2010
Award amount
23440
Program id
EGP
Program name en
Engage Grants Program
Program name fr
Programme de subventions d'engagement partenariat
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1551
Committee name en
Atlantic Internal Decision Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de décision interne pour l'Atlantique
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
1504
Research subject group en
Environmental engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie de l'environnement
Research subject en
Solid waste management (including radioactivity)
Research subject fr
Gestion des déchets dangereux (y compris radioactivité)
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Feasibility study on the commercialization opportunities from spent coffee grounds
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
In Canada, coffee sales by volume represents 14% of the beverage industry. This sector generates a large
quantity of waste, including cups, filters, and spent coffee grounds. Spent coffee grounds have a number of
potential uses, ranging from soil enhancers, natural insecticides, to biomass fuel feedstocks. The goal of this
project is to establish the technical and economic feasibility of using spent coffee grounds generated by Tim
Hortons franchises in Nova Scotia. The focus will be to evaluate viable technologies viable technologies and
approaches for commercializing the use of spent coffee grounds. In addition, preliminary characterization of
the material and assessment trials for alternative energy production and soil enhancement will be conducted.
The benefit to the company will be to reduce disposal costs, create enhanced employment opportunities in the
green economy, and provide environmental benefits through diversion of organic waste streams away from
landfill sites.
