Depletion efficiency of selected expired food products in the process of methane fermentation

Abstract

In retail chains, 1% to 3% of food production, i.e. thousands of tons every year, is perished or expired. Improper waste management poses a threat for human health and pollutes the environment. This waste may be successfully neutralised in the process of methane fermentation. The conducted research was to determine the depletion efficiency of selected expired food products, depending on the composition of the mix, as well as the manner of conducting fermentation and, therefore, duration time and the process temperature.