This project is fully funded
The circularity and food-waste prevention are at the heart of European Green Deal and one of the key deliverables in the Ireland’s Climate action plan. The project’s overall objective is for the valorisation of bovine and ovine co-products, and upscale enzymatic hydrolysis of meat byproducts and their cascade downstream processing from laboratory size to at least 1000L. To complete the circular process for factory-generated wastewater treatment and end-of-cycle bioprocess by-products to produce clean water, high value ingredients and cascade extraction of valuable materials to the purity levels acceptable for human nutrient supplements.
It is expected that the project will deliver and scale-up of bovine and ovine origin co-products, cascade extraction of value-added commodities in a circular manner, wastewater valorisation and treatment. The project will also deliver new sources of bioactives available to cosmetic, food and feed companies for incorporation into their products.
The student will be registered at The Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) with all the experimental work related to design processing at TU Dublin. Research and innovation tasks will be carried out at Teagasc (Ashtown) with Dr Shay Hannon and Prof Brijesh Tiwari.
2.1 Hons BSc in a relevant subject. The ideal student will have a food science or bitoechnology background with experience in enzymatic hydrolysis and hydrolysate characterisation.
Funding Agency: Walsh Fellowship
Student Stipend per annum: ~€25,000
Fees covered by the funding per annum: € 5,500
Duration of Funding: 36 months
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