BioWILL - An Integrated Zero Waste Biorefinery
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FEFTS Specifications
Research project
for Clean energy supply (Energy production system)
Renewable energy source
Sewage treatment plant gas and biogases
Technology used
Biogas/biomethane production
Special type
Biomethane upgrading technologies
Agricultural domain
Open-field agriculture, Livestock, Greenhouses
Suitable for
Farmer, Producers association, Energy generator, Contractor, Advisory services, Policy makers, Companies, Industry
Applications
Other
Type of solution
Other
Details
Project`s acronym: BIOWILL
Project funding type: EU
Project funding source: Interreg
Project coordinator: University of Limerick
Coordinator location: Europe
Coordinator email / Contact form: j.j.leahy@ul.ie
Project status: Finished
Total budget: € 3.73 m
Additional info
Existing biorefinery technologies focus on food waste (AgriChemWhey), algae (Abacus), forestry residue (Bioforever) for the production of biopolymers, chemicals e.g. butanol, resin acids or lignin. BioWill will focus on high value bioactive extractives (salicins) for medical applications while using the bark-free pulp for manufacturing food packaging materials with any waste and residues used for biogas and biofertilizers.
There is no extractive based cascade biorefinery within the EU, its establishment & replicability will be of significant economic benefit. Willow bark is one of the few plant materials to contain substances (salicins) which are as effective as synthetic equivalents for analgesic & anti-inflammatory properties, with fewer undesirable side effects.
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Assessment
This section contains a brief assessment of the FEFTS described.
There are 3 basic categories: General, Environmental and Socioeconomic assessment.
The purpose of this assessment is to give a quick overview to the potential FEFTS user of its application benefits.
For each question, the Likert scale is used with the following possible answers:
Strongly disagree, Disagree, Neither agree nor disagree (Neutral)/non applicable, Agree, Strongly agree
General
This FEFTS contributes to improve the energy profiles of farming systems:Environmental
The application of this FEFTS directly reduces fossil energy use, in terms of:- Buildings electricity consumption
- Tractors and vehicles fuel consumption
- Tools and equipment electricity consumption
- Tools and equipment fuel consumption
Socioeconomic
The application of this FEFTS contributes to cost reductions of farming systems:Keep in mind that this assessment is subjective, based on publicly available information.
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