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LIFE farm4more aims to implement a suite of technologies, strategies and techniques to achieve climate mitigation in animal protein production
The two technology implementations central to this project are a novel biochar and green biorefinery-pilot plant both of which are being commissioned in Austria. The biochar pilot plant aims to produce GHG reducing animal feed additives while the green biorefinery aims to process organic grass-silage into high value organic protein feeds (pigs and chickens) and green chemicals. The biorefinery pilot plant will also produce an organic grass silage press cake which have been tested for its ruminant animal feed properties. Seaweed ensiling will also take place, and this will be tested as an alternative biorefinery feedstock
LIFE farm4more is implementing a simplified green biorefinery process that will allow for an array of input substrates (grass-/legume-/seaweed-silage) to be biorefined into AA-concentrates that will be used as climate mitigating-, economically viable-organic certified animal feed products. The pilot plant consists of the 4 main sub-processes listed below, being integrated: (i) processing and fractionation of silage feedstock to produce liquid extract and a solid fraction (ii) Downstream processing of liquid extracts, (iii) Evaporation of liquid products to produce concentrates, (i.v) Biosensor based monitoring and control system. Within the green biorefinery prototype various activities will take place, including: (i) hydrolysed protein concentrates form different grass/legume feedstocks at different quality levels will be produced. (ii) data sets on product compositions and process configurations will be generated (iii) products and processes will be optimised
Market deployment condition depends upon feedstock price and the array of products sold to the market, production rate & volume. There are various opportunities for these products to displace feed, fertilizer products etc
The project includes a novel seaweed ensiling process to offset the high GHG costs associated with current preservation techniques (drying). is the project including the production of organic protein products whereby the use of chemical fertilizers to produce organic input feedstock, is prohibited. Organic grass land management strategies include using grass clover to provide for the grasses N requirements which subsequently reduces GHG emissions. One method by which these climate mitigating impacts can be achieved, is demonstrating to farmers the benefits that converting to an organic grassland management system, can present (additional revenues).
Generating jobs for feedstock providers, technologist and operators, also developing the local infrastructure. Could generate new opportunities for grassland and marine primary producers, while increasing availability of locally produced product alternatives
Researcher entities, technology providers, marine and grassland producers, market partners
Grass- /legume- /seaweedsilag
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Lifefarm4more
Different models of green biorefinery comprising Pyrolysis, fermentation, protein fractionation
High value organic protein feeds (pigs and chickens), green chemicals and biochar
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Ireland, Austria
2019
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