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Reference Number | BBS/E/C/00004894 | |
Title | Biorefinery approach to manufacture of fertilisers and preservatives from non-food crops | |
Status | Completed | |
Energy Categories | Renewable Energy Sources(Bio-Energy, Other bio-energy) 40%; Renewable Energy Sources(Bio-Energy, Production of other biomass-derived fuels (incl. Production from wastes)) 30%; Renewable Energy Sources(Bio-Energy, Production of transport biofuels (incl. Production from wastes)) 30%; |
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Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
Science and Technology Fields | BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Science) 100% | |
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
Principal Investigator |
Professor PC Brookes No email address given Agriculture and Environment Division Rothamsted Research |
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Award Type | Institute Project | |
Funding Source | BBSRC | |
Start Date | 01 June 2007 | |
End Date | 31 May 2011 | |
Duration | 48 months | |
Total Grant Value | £54,314 | |
Industrial Sectors | Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology | |
Region | East of England | |
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Investigators | Principal Investigator | Professor PC Brookes , Agriculture and Environment Division, Rothamsted Research (100.000%) |
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Objectives | Objectives not supplied | |
Abstract | The need for alternative sources of energy to fossil fuels (oil and coal) is now widely accepted. Probably, no single alternative will emerge. Instead, a variety of new approaches are likely to be employed and the increasing use of biofuels is certain. However, even biofuels usually require nitrogen fertilizers and non-biological fixation of nitrogen is expensive on an industrial scale. This project examines whether a proportion of both the carbon and nitrogen in the biofuels can be returned to the soil as fertilizer and recycled through the plant-soil-microbe system. | |
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Added to Database | 30/09/13 |