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DE4-Lignocellulosic Biorefinery/LIGNO

Farm-based lignocellulosic biorefinery

Description

Anaerobic digestion of farm residues (wood, grass, straw)

Sector

A1.6Support activities to agriculture and post-harvest crop activities

Needs/ Problem statement

To valorize the lignocellulosic residues (wood, grass, straw) from farms in a sustainable way

Objective

To produce feed protein and bio-materials from farm residues without competing with food production.

Bioeconomy fields

Crop residues and perennial plantsx

Designer crops for optimised biomass contentnull

Algae biomassnull

Waste or recycled materialnull

Microbial assisted processingx

Biorefineries x

Feedstock

Biomass

Outcomes and final product

Protein, press cake and brown juice

Mobility

Static

Value chains

1
2
3

3 - High potential - Significant arisings of feedstocks available currently.

C Sink

1
2
3

3 - High potential - strong potential for carbon sequestration at the feedstock and product level).

Intended user

Farmers and foresters

Complexity of the process

1
2
3

\'1 - very easy to use/replicate

Final user

Farmerx

Foresterx

Researchernull

Advisornull

NGOnull

Training organizationnull

Processor or retailernull

Consumernull

Public Authority + LAGnull

Othernull

Economic sustainability

1
2
3

3 - High potential - Expected to bring at least 3 significant economic benefits.

Social sustainability

1
2
3

2 - Medium potential -Expected to bring 2 or 1 social benefits.

Environmental sustainability

1
2
3

3 - High potential - Expected to bring at least 3 significant environmental benefits.

Added value

Very low
Low
Intermediate
High
Very high

Food/Feed = High

Equipment maintenance costs (€/year)

low

Investment cost (€)

2M

Operational costs (€)

NA

Return of investment (€)

null

Return of investment (Year)

10

Coherence with BBioNets

1
2
3

3-green

Country

DE

Official website

https://konversionstechnologie.uni-hohenheim.de/en/118578/biorefinery-pilot-plant

OG Region

DE11Stuttgart

Geographic Scope

Local

Focus Area

FA 5D: Reducing greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions from agriculture; 

Key words

Circular economy, incl. waste, by-products and residues

Main source of funding

Other public (national, regional) research funds

Period

2021-2023

Duration (months)

36

Number of partners by type

Farmer:

null

Forester:

null

Advisor:

null

Researcher:

1

NGO:

null

Processor or retailer:

null

Training orgaznization:

null

Consumer:

null

Public Authority:

null

Other:

null

Status

Completed

TRL

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

TRL 7 – system prototype demonstration in operational environment

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