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Sustainable multifunctional fertiliser – combining bio-coatings, probiotics and struvite for phosphorus and iron supply

Project Leader: Weiß Renate, Project Leader

Duration:: 01.05.2018-31.10.2023

Programme:: BioBased Industries JU (H2020) - Innovation Action / Demonstration (IA/Demo)

Type of Research: Applied Research

Project partners: ABITEP GmbH, Glienicker Weg 185, 12489 Berlin, Germany.
Function of the Project Partner: Partner; ACIES BIO D.O.O., Tehnološki park 21, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Function of the Project Partner: Partner; AGRANA Research & Innovation Center GmbH, Josef-Reither-Strasse 21-23, 3430 Tulln, Austria.
Function of the Project Partner: Partner; AGRANA Stärke GmbH, Friedrich-Wilhelm-Raiffeisen-Platz 1, 1020 Wien, Austria.
Function of the Project Partner: Partner; AGRO INNOVATION INTERNATIONAL, 18 AV FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT, CENTRE MONDIAL DE L'INNOVATION (C.M.I), 35400 SAINT MALO, France.
Function of the Project Partner: Partner; Austrian Institute of Technology, Muthgasse 11, 1190 Wien, Austria.
Function of the Project Partner: Partner; RTDS, Austria.
Contact person: Daniela Fichtenbauer;
Function of the Project Partner: Koordinator; Sappi Netherlands Services BV, Biesenweg 16, 6211 AA Maastricht, Netherlands.
Function of the Project Partner: Partner; Timac AGRO Düngemittel, Zwentendorf, Austria.
Function of the Project Partner: Partner; University of Antwerp, Prinsstraat 13 , 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium.
Function of the Project Partner: Partner

Staff: Frühauf Sabine, Project Staff; Neureiter Markus, Project Staff; Mayr Sebastian-Alois, Project Staff; Burgstaller Lukas, Project Staff; Gübitz Georg, Project Staff; Preßnig Michaela, Project Staff; Quartinello Felice, Project Staff; Schmid Maximilian, Project Staff (bis 31.10.2020); Dielacher Moritz, Project Staff; Weiß Renate, Project Staff; Gritsch Sebastian Marcus, Project Staff; Bohinec Valentina, Project Staff (bis 31.05.2019); Schmiedhofer Christoph, Project Staff; Heyduk Regina Hildegard, Project Staff (bis 30.11.2021); Müller Beatrix, Project Staff (bis 30.11.2021); Fichtberger Oliver Gabriel, Project Staff; Wronska Aleksandra Weronika, Project Staff

BOKU Research Units: Institute for Biotechnology in Plant Production; Institute for Environmental Biotechnology; Institute of Viticulture and Pomology

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Funded by: Commission of the European Communities, Rue de la Loi, Brussels, European Union

Abstract: SUSFERT addresses the massive usage of mineral fertilisers in EU agriculture, which are largely based on non-renewable resources, but are required in intensive crop production for meeting demands for food and feed. SUSFERT will develop multifunctional fertilisers for phosphorus (P) and iron (Fe) supply, which will fit into existing production processes and common EU agricultural practice.
The SUSFERT innovation combines bio-based and biodegradable coatings, probiotics, and the renewable P-source struvite in at least four novel sustainable P and Fe fertiliser products, which may partly or fully replace unsustainable and resource- intense conventional ones. SUSFERT will test novel organic formulations, microgranules, granules, and liquid fertilizer products in field trials, evaluate them regarding economic potential and environmental sustainability, ensure regulatory compliance and establish industry-scale production processes (TRL 7-8). Technological concepts include 1) probiotics based on P and Fe solubilizing Bacilli and Actinobacteria; 2) microbial siderophore (Fe chelator) produced in a demonstration plant; 3) enzymatic modification of the by-product lignin for cost effective, biodegradable controlled release coatings and product stabilization and 4) demonstration of struvite, a renewable P-source from wastewater, as a partial substitute of mineral P. Five industrial, three SME and three academic partners will contribute expertise along the whole value chain in biotechnology, microbiology, large-scale fermentation, fertilizer production and sales. We will fit the SUSFERT products into the regulatory and policy context for conventional and organic agriculture in various pedo-climatic conditions in Europe and prepare rapid market entry post-project.

Keywords: Molecular biology; Cultivation of land; Plant breeding; Sustainable agriculture;; bio-coatings; fertiliser; agriculture; P and Fe fertiliser;

Publications

Weiß, R; Webb-Muegge, P (2021): We Need Sustainable, Biobased Fertilizers Urgently.

Ind Biotechnol, 17, 316-317; ISSN 1550-9087 FullText FullText_BOKU

Weiß, R; Gritsch, S; Brader, G; Nikolic, B; Spiller, M; Santolin, J; Weber, H; Schwaiger, N; Pluchon, S; Dietel, K; Gübitz, G; Nyanhongo, G (2021): Design of biobased and bioactive fertilizer coatings.
[Designer Biology 2021, Online, 08.09.2021 - 10.09.2021]

In: The European Federation of Biotechnology (Hrsg), Designer Biology: From proteins and cells to scaffolds & materials in Europe FullText

Vorträge

Gritsch, S; Weiß, R; Brader, G; Nikolic, M; Spiller, M; Santolin, J; Weber, H; Schwaiger, N; Pluchon, S; Dietel, K; Gübitz, G; Nyanhongo, G. (2022): A biobased, bioactive, low CO2 impact coating for soil improvers. [Poster]

2022 #RSCPoster Twitter Conference, MAR 1-2, 2022, Virtual

Weiss, R (2021): Design of biobased and bioactive fertilizer coatings. [Poster]

European Forum of Industrial Biotechnology 2021, OCT 6-7, 2021, Vienna, Austria

Weiss, R (2021): Smart and Sustainable Lignin Based Delivery Systems for Controlled Release Fertilizers. [Poster]

European Forum of Industrial Biotechnology 2021, OCT 6-7, 2021, Vienna, AUSTRIA

Weiss, R; Gritsch, S; Guebitz, G; Nyanhongo, G (2020): New Technologies to Sustain the Planet: Lignin as a Chance.

Österreichische Gesellschaft für Molekulare Biowissenschaften und Biotechnologie: Life Science Tuesday, DEC 2, 2020, Virtual Confernece, Austria