Can tomato plant works waste be repurposed into agrarian fertilizer ? Yes , it can . But how can you optimally recover the industrial plant waste ’s nutrients and vigor ? That question is at the heart of the new Tombustion research project , which started this calendar month .
FertilizerFertilizer prices have skyrocket in recent years . This is also not the only challenge the sector faces . " Producing fertilizers is n’t environmentally friendly and requires a hatful of energy . Essential mineral fertilizers ' raw material are finite and irreplaceable , " allege Josephine Cafmeyer of Anorel .
This Belgian company bring forth and distributes fertilizers and initiated this project . " Changing legislation aimed at more sustainable agriculture also bound where plant food can be used . And then there ’s agriculturist ' residual waste , a stream that is n’t optimally utilize . "
Given these challenges , there is a growing demand for greenish , orbitual fertilizer . To meet this need , Anorel has devised an innovational concept - Tombustion . It recovers mineral fertilizer from tomato works waste matter .
Tombustion , in partnership with Gent University , completed and submitted a research project to Vlaio , the Agency for Innovation and Enterprise , in 2021 . In former May 2022 , the project was approve , and this month , the growing of this promising conception into an optimal yield process began . " Tombustion is a terrific gain to our campaign of make Anorel a socially responsible , sustainable organisation , " read Josephine .
Gaining knowledge"During the Tombustion research task , we want to determine about recouping monocalcium phosphate from tomato plant waste as energy - neutrally as possible . "
The company chose tomato plant waste as its fertilizer ’s raw textile . " Belgium and the Netherlands use about 2,400 hectares for grow tomatoes and almost exclusively hydroponically . Biomass grow in this room benefits from have a very uniform composition because of the blind drunk fertilization schedule . "
" Also , heavy metal or other contamination preoccupancy can be omit since the plants are n’t grow in full soil , but on substratum . That makes hydroponic tomatoes an interesting crop from which biomass to find nutrients , " Josephine reason out .
Voor meer informatie : Josephine CafmeyerANOREL NVLintsesteenweg 6322540 Hove , België+32 473 18 05 28[email protected]www.anorel.net
