Project

Valorising of waste streams to recover nutrients from grass and seaweed biorefineries

Code
01IT1722
Duration
14 September 2023 → 13 September 2024
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Organic green chemistry
    • Sustainable chemistry not elsewhere classified
    • Industrial chemistry
Keywords
nutrient recovery anaerobic digestion nitrogen biobased fertilizer grass biorefinery seaweed biorefinery
 
Project description

The objective of this study is to retrieve mineral nutrients present in the digestate, considered as a valuable by-product after the AD, upcycle them to purified and stable fertilising products, creating added (economic) value to the overall production chain. Grass and seaweed, which will be considered novel substrates in terms of nutrient recovery from their respective digestates will be studied.