Project

Grassification

Acronym
GRASSIFICATION
Code
41M05618W
Duration
08 February 2018 → 30 November 2021
Funding
European funding: various
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Sustainable chemistry
    • Aquatic sciences, challenges and pollution
    • Environmental science and management
Keywords
grassification
 
Project description

The overall objective of the Grassification project is to apply a multi-dimensional approach to roadside grass clippings refining in order to optimize it into a viable value chain for the biobased and circular economy. The project commits itself to optimize logistics and technical aspects of the grass clippings supply chain and processing, demonstrate its market potential as well as formulate policy and legal recommendations to create a more supportive framework for the recycling of this renewable resource. These actions will increase the volume usable material, lower costs, and generate a higher added-value for this so called ‘waste’ streams, which eventually will result in a higher market value of the industry. In this way, the use of roadside grass clippings as a renewable resource for the production of biobased products and hence the circular economy will become more attractive. Roadside grass clippings refining thus facilitates transition towards a circular economy.

 
Role of Ghent University
The Faculty of Applied Bioscience Engineering of Ghent University is specialized in applied research and development with and for market actors. The ECOCHEM research group, within this faculty, focuses on renewable resources from bioprocesses, with particular expertise in biogas related processes as well as in nutrient and carbon flows associated to such processes. As lead partner, Ghent University will ensure a good project delivery by a concise follow-up of the proposed activities across the different partners. Moreover, the research expertise of ECOCHEM will be directly applied for the valorization of grass clippings into relevant products, and the communication network previously established through the Biorefine Cluster Europe, coordinated by Ghent University, will be used for reaching stakeholders and disseminating the project’s results.
 
 
Disclaimer
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