The pinnacle of every engineering degree is the final capstone project. My capstone project spanned 8 academic months but the experience did much more. It brought my team to Halifax, nurtured life-long friendships, and introduced me to my current (first job post graduation!) employer. My gratitude is never ending to the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (in particular Dr. Jonathan Verrett), Greenlane Biogas, and my amazing team mates.
Our project was a design for an organic waste facility that produces three products: renewable natural gas (RNG), liquid fertilizer, and fibre bedding. It was imagined with for Abbotsford with current British Columbia RNG targets in mind. Overall the project proved to have excellent potential with revenue sources from the three products along with food tipping incentives. This aligns with many RNG projects that the province is developing but highlights the potential for additional revenue, and diversification of product markets, through additional waste processing.
The project was selected as the First Place for Process Engineering for the 2019 CHBE graduating class. This honour also came with the opportunity to present our work at the 2019 Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Capstone Poster presented at UBC's Annual Design Day and CCEC (2019)
Block Flow Diagram for the Process (2019)
