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ManuREsource – conference calls for more collaboration to reach the objectives of the circular economy
Have you brought, or are you looking to bring a bio-based, biorefinery or biotechnology innovation process towards commercialisation? We need your input to improve equipment and service provision in this important area. […]
From 27 until 29 November, the third edition of ManuREsource took place at Eindhoven (The Netherlands) and welcomed more than 230 participants from 28 countries. At this third edition the legislative framework concerning manure has been addressed extensively in the presence of members of the European Commission DG ENVI and DG GROW. Economic feasibility, marketability of the products and public awareness remain the main obstacles for the transition to a circular manure processing. More collaboration, not only with the mineral fertilizer industry but also with agrofood concerns was mentioned by the attendees as a key condition. […]
The project will test and introduce 6 industrial demonstration pilots at municipial wastewater treatment facilities in North-West Europe with the objective of recovering phosphorus as critical raw material (CRM) from wastewater.
The recovered phosphorus will be evaluated either for supplying to fertiliser industry for further processing or directly to farmers (case specific for each of the investigated cases). The event attracted a broad interest from across Europe. Other partners involved in hosting and supporting the event were DPP, ESPP and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of North-Western Switzerland. […]
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AgroCycle is evaluating agri-food waste value chains including a wide range of valorisation pathways such as biofuels and biopolymers. Rice bran is one value chain which has significant potential for high-value recovered products. […]
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