An increasing demand for nutrients by the food industry causes a rapid depletion of our

natural resources. On the other hand, there is a surplus of nutrients present in waste

streams leading to environmental pollution. It has thus become necessary to

maximally close the nutrient cycles and migrate to a more sustainable resource

management.

The Biorefine project aims to minimize residue flows from the agro- and bio-industry

and economically valorize minerals recovered from these residue flows. At the same

time, the project serves as the secretariat of the strategic cluster ‘Biorefine Cluster

Europe’. This cluster brings together the industry, research institutes and policy

makers with regards to the development and market implementation of technologies

concerning biogas, bio refinery and nutrient recuperation.