Improving the energetic utilization of household food waste: Impact of temperature and atmosphere during storage

• Published in: Waste management (Elmsford) Vol. 144; pp. 366 - 375
• Main Authors: Sailer, Gregor, Eichermüller, Johanna, Empl, Florian, Poetsch, Jens, Pelz, Stefan, Kuptz, Daniel, Oechsner, Hans, Müller, Joachim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2022
• Subjects: Aerobic and anaerobic storage; Anaerobic digestion; energy; Energy potential; Food waste; Kitchen waste; Organic fraction of municipal solid waste; Physico-chemical characteristics; storage temperature; storage time; waste utilization; OFMSW; MPstoich; AD; FM; SMPstoich; DM; Organic fraction of municipal solid waste; WC; Anaerobic digestion; Food waste; Kitchen waste; Energy potential; mFM; Physico-chemical characteristics; Aerobic and anaerobic storage; mDM; moDM; oDM; mash; DOE; GCV; EPstoich

[Display omitted] •Household food waste was monitored during storage to optimize energetic utilization.•Recipe-based and reproducible samples improved comparability of experiments.•Aerobic storage reduced energy contents drastically but lowered mass of waste.•Anaerobic storage has the potential to p...