Ammonia Recovery from Pig Farming to Fertilizer
Transforming pig farming emissions into sustainable fertilizer through ammonia recovery and nitrogen cycle innovation
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Detail description
Gas Loop project in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, captures ammonia emissions from pig housing using an air washing system, converting them into ammonium sulphate fertilizer. The process reduces reliance on industrial fertilizers, lowers greenhouse gas emissions (measured in kg CO2eq per kg of pig meat), and improves animal welfare and productivity through enhanced indoor air quality. The project, active from 2021 to 2023, achieved Technology Readiness Level 8, conducted real-world monitoring, chemical characterization, and case studies on transferability. Funded under the Rural Development Programme 2014–2020 (Programme ID: 2014TO6DRDP003), it delivered training, field visits, and dissemination activities, with a total budget of €189,757,140 and €176,081,450 EU co-financing. A pilot plant demonstrated effective ammonia recovery.
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Contribution detail info
- Project
NUTRI-KNOW
BROADENING THE IMPACT OF EIP-AGRI OPERATIONAL GROUPS IN THE FIELD OF NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT: KNOWLEDGE EXPLOITATION AND EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND MATERIAL FOR FARMERS AND PRACTITIONERS
- Location
- Italy, Europe
- Authors
- CRPA
- Purpose
- Communication, Dissemination
- File type
- document
- Created on
- Dec 17, 2024
- Origin language
- English
- Official project website
- NUTRI-KNOW
- License
- CC BY-NC-ND
- Keywords