Clean Biofuel Production and Phytoremediation Solutions from Contaminated Lands Worldwide

• Autores: Ortner, Markus; Otto, H.J.; Brunbauer, Lukas; Kick, Christopher; Eschen, Markus; Sanchis, Sonia; Audino, Francesca; Zeremski, Tijana; Szlek, Andrzej; Petela, Karolina; Grassi, Angela; Capaccioli, S.; Fermeglia, Matteo; Vanheusden, Bernard; Perisic, Marko; Young, Brian Jonathan; Trickovic, Jelena; Kidikas, Zygimantas; Gavrilovic, O.; Blazquez-Palli, Natalia; Lopez Cabornero, Daniel; Jaggi, Carmen; Klein, Viktor
• Año de publicación: 2022
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: documento de conferencia
• Fuente: 30th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, Virtual, 9 al 12 de mayo de 2022. Section 1BV.3.2. pp 170-177.
• Materia: Gestión Ambiental; Environmental Management; Biofuels; Phytoremediation; Sustainability; Fuel Crops; Biocarburante; Fitodecontaminación; Sostenibilidad; Cultivos Energéticos; Energy Crops; Thermo-Catalytic Reforming (TCR®); Biocombustibles; Fitorremediación
• Institución: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria

The overall objective of the H2020 Phy2Climate project is to build the bridge between the phytoremediation of contaminated sites with the production of clean drop-in biofuels. As the project aims for the production of high-quality drop-in biofuels like marine fuels (ISO 8217), gasoline (EN 228) and diesel (EN 590), a biorefinery concept is employed with the thermo-catalytic process (TCR ®) at its centre. The produced biofuels will present no Land Use Change risks, thus, the phytoremediation will decontaminate lands from a vast variety of pollutants and make the restored lands available for agriculture, while improving the overall sustainability, legal framework, and economics of the process. In this way, Phy2Climate aims at significantly contributing to the Mission Innovation Challenge for sustainable biofuel production and to almost all UN Sustainable Development Goals, as well as to the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, that is part of the European Green Deal, and to the new EU Soil Strategy for 2030 adopted in 2021. On the one hand, it is unquestionable that there is a growing demand for land, which increases tensions among the different groups of users. Land is a finite resource, and the main competitors are Feed, Food & Fuel. From the available worldwide arable land, about 71% is dedicated to animal feed, about 18% to food and only about 4% to biofuels (another 7% is for material use of crops). The multiple uttered food vs fuel debate is, actually, a food vs feed debate. However, the increasing demand for biofuels and biobased products also contributes to this tension, but in a much smaller dimension. The increasing land demand for energy crops leads to direct and indirect Land Use Change (iLUC), causing deforestation, soil erosion, loss of biodiversity and vital water resources. On the other hand, there is a significant area of land which is contaminated and, therefore, unusable for any purpose. Even worse, the investigation, registration as "contaminated site", as well as the remediation and management of such areas are very cost-intensive, adding even more fuel to the fire.
Instituto de Microbiología y Zoología Agrícola (IMYZA)
Fil: Ortner, Markus. ITS Förderberatung; Austria
Fil: Otto, H.J. ITS Förderberatung; Austria
Fil: Brunbauer, Lukas. ITS Förderberatung; Austria
Fil: Kick, Christopher. Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology (UMSICHT); Alemania
Fil: Eschen, Markus. Aurubis; Alemania
Fil: Sanchis, Sonia. Leitat - Technological Center; España
Fil: Audino, Francesca. Leitat - Technological Center; España
Fil: Zeremski, Tijana. Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops; Serbia
Fil: Szlek, Andrzej. Silesian University of Technology; Polonia
Fil: Petela, Karolina. Silesian University of Technology; Polonia
Fil: Grassi, Angela. ETA-Florence Renewable Energies; Italia
Fil: Capaccioli, S. ETA-Florence Renewable Energies; Italia
Fil: Fermeglia, Matteo. Hasselt University; Bélgica
Fil: Vanheusden, Bernard. Hasselt University; Bélgica
Fil: Perisic, Marko. Hasselt University; Bélgica
Fil: Young, Brian Jonathan. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Investigación Microbiología y Zoología Agrícola; Argentina
Fil: Trickovic, Jelena. University of Novi Sad; Serbia
Fil: Kidikas, Zygimantas. Biovala; Lituania
Fil: Gavrilovic, O. Public Water Management Company Vode Vojvodine; Serbia
Fil: Blazquez-Palli, Natalia. Litoclean; España
Fil: Lopez Cabornero, Daniel. Exolum; España
Fil: Jaggi, Carmen. Pro Umwelt; Alemania
Fil: Klein, Viktor. Trägerverein Umwelttechnologie-Cluster Bayern e.V.; Alemania