Project

Creating value from waste nutrients by integrating algal and anaerobic digestion technology

Acronym
ALG-AD
Code
41J00117W
Duration
20 September 2017 → 31 December 2021
Funding
European funding: various
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Inorganic chemistry
    • Organic chemistry
    • Theoretical and computational chemistry
    • Other chemical sciences
Keywords
digestion technology
 
Project description

What: To clean nutrient rich digestate produced from the anaerobic digestion (AD) of food/farm waste to prevent pollution risk in NVZs, using recovered nutrients is sustainable animal feed products. For whom: AD industry, farmers, processors of waste, animal feed industry, technology developers & policy regulators. Where: Technology will be developed, tested and demonstrated at 3 different parts of the NWE territory with varying local conditions: Devon (UK), Brittany (FR) and Flanders (BE).

 
Role of Ghent University
The Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry and Applied Ecochemistry (UGhent-Ecochem) will focus on digestate compositions and necessary pretreatment/conditioning for algae cultivation • In association with InnoLab, UGhent-Ecochem will work on realization and operation of Investment 3 (I3), and share their experience with investments (I1 and I2) in UK and France • Via subpartner (EBA), UGhent-Ecochem will provide outreach to & interlinkage with biogas sector in NW Europe • UGhent-Ecochem will use its extensive network on AD working with UBO, ANSES, Feed Design Lab and Cooperl to reach out to the agro-industry and farmers and feed producers