ManureEcoMine - Green fertilizer upcycling from manure: Technological, economic and environmental sustainability demonstration
Abstract
ManureEcoMine proposes an integrated approach to the treatment and reuse of animal husbandry waste in nitrate vulnerable and sensitive areas and beyond, by applying the eco-innovative principles of sustainability, resource recovery and energy efficiency. European pigs and cows jointly produce about 1.27 billion tons of manure per year, a largely unexploited resource of organic carbon and nutrients, and therefore an exquisite ‘mining’ opportunity. Technologies of proven efficacy in the field of wastewater treatment will be combined in several process configurations to demonstrate their technological and environmental potential in the treatment of manure at pilot scale. Anaerobic digestion (mesophilic/thermophilic), ammonia stripping, struvite precipitation and partial nitritation/anammox will be key technologies. To render the cradle-to-cradle approach complete, the fertilizer and potential trace contaminants effects of recovered nutrients on plant growth and soil health and emissions will be established, and safety will be managed. Life cycle analyses will determine the sustainability of the concept as such, and identify the most environmentally friendly technology and most effective and safe reuse strategy. Finally, the boundaries of economic viability will be determined.
biogas nitrogen removal green fertilizer
Publikationen
Monitoring of antibiotics in manure up-cycling for sustainable fertilizer production
Autoren: Weissenbacher, N; Lesueur, C Jahr: 2016
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Project staff
Werner Fuchs
Ao.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Werner Fuchs
werner.fuchs@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-97401, 97423
BOKU Project Leader
01.11.2013 - 31.10.2016
BOKU partners
External partners
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
Dr. Nicolai David Jablonowski
partner
Colsen BV
Joop Colsen
partner
University of Santiago de Compostela
none
partner
Ahidra, agua y energía, S.L.
Oscar Benito
partner
LVA - Austrian Competence Centre of Food Safety
Dr. Michael Gartner
partner
Peltracom NV
Dr.ir Maaike Perneel
partner
University of Girona
LEQUIA | Laboratory of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
partner
Baucells Alibes, S.A.
Francesc Baucells Alibés
partner
Van Alphen BV
Jan van Alphen
partner
Ghent University
none
coordinator