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IT121-Wool2Resorce/WOLL2

Wool: waste or resource? Production of biochar as a soil conditioner for sustainable agriculture

Description

Conversion of waste materials in sheep farming into agricultural products useful for reducing water requirements for horticultural and floricultural crops by improving nutrient supply.

Sector

A1.4Animal production

Needs/ Problem statement

reduce the cost of greasy wool storage and disposal

Objective

valorize whool for biochar production

Bioeconomy fields

Crop residues and perennial plantsnull

Designer crops for optimised biomass contentnull

Algae biomassnull

Waste or recycled material✓

Microbial assisted processingnull

Biorefineries null

Feedstock

Wastes

Outcomes and final product

Biochar

Mobility

Mobile

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

null

Complexity of the process

1
2
3

null

Final user

Farmernull

Foresternull

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

3 - High potential - Expected to bring at least 3 significant 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)

null

Investment cost (€)

null

Operational costs (€)

null

Return of investment (€)

null

Return of investment (Year)

null

Coherence with BBioNets

1
2
3

null

Country

IT

Official website

https://www.wool2resource.it/

OG Region

ITG1Sicilia

Geographic Scope

Regional

Focus Area

FA 3A: Improving competitiveness of primary producers by better integrating them into the agri-food chain

Key words

Animal husbandry

Main source of funding

Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups (in the sense of Art 56 of Reg.1305/2013)

Period

2024

Duration (months)

12

Number of partners by type

Farmer:

8

Forester:

null

Advisor:

null

Researcher:

1

NGO:

null

Processor or retailer:

2

Training orgaznization:

null

Consumer:

null

Public Authority:

null

Other:

null

Status

Completed

TRL

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

5 – technology validated in relevant environment (industrially relevant environment in the case of key enabling technologies)

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