Anaerobic Digestion: Sustainability through Organic Waste Management presented by Dana M. Kirk, Ph.D., P.E.

Anaerobic Digestion: Sustainability through Organic Waste Management by Dana M. Kirk, Ph.D., P.E.

Anaerobic digestion is a tool for addressing sustainability goals through organic waste management.

Organic waste is generated from a number of sources ranging from livestock farms, residential food

waste, municipal wastewater sludge, and industrial food processing. Traditionally anaerobic digestion

was a means to cost effective and energy efficient sludge stabilization. Today the technology is viewed

as an opportunity to reduce carbon emissions and generate renewable energy (electric and gas) and

fertilizer from an array of organic waste streams. This discussion will provide an overview of the current

trends related to anaerobic digestion implementation.

Dana is associate professor in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering at Michigan State

University and a licensed professional engineer in the State of Michigan. He is the

Undergraduate Program Director in Biosystems Engineering and the faculty supervisor of the

MSU South Campus Anaerobic Digester. Prior to joining MSU, he worked as a consulting

engineer with production agriculture to address environmental challenges. His involvement

with food waste and anaerobic digestion include conducting BMP’s on over 1,500 substrates,

numerous feasibility studies on community food waste collection, and technical support on

anaerobic digester design and operation.

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