En los últimos años, se han desarrollado nuevas tecnologías de procesamiento de alimentos más respetuosas con el medio ambiente, con menores consumos energéticos y que preserven la calidad de estos. La industria alimentaria tiene la posibilidad de optimizar los procesos tradicionales mediante la incorporación de estas tecnologías mejorando su competitividad. En el proyecto +EXTROL se llevará a cabo una prueba piloto con las cooperativas participantes, incorporando algunas de estas nuevas tecnologías extractivas para mejorar el proceso extractivo del aceite de oliva extra virgen que se desarrolla en las almazaras de las empresas agroalimentarias del sector. Esta mejora pasaría también por la automatización y monitorización de todas las etapas de extracción, con la idea de obtener los más elevados rendimientos de un producto con la máxima calidad y al mismo tiempo reduciendo los costes del proceso.
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Agricultural run-off and subsurface drainage tiles transport a significant amount of nitrogen and phosphorus leached after fertilization. alchemia-nova GmbH in collaboration with University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna developed two multi-layer vertical filter systems to address the agricultural run-off issue, which has been installed on the slope of an agricultural field in Mistelbach, Austria. While another multi-layer addressing subsurface drainage water is implemented in Gleisdorf, Austria. The goal is to develop a drainage filter system to retain water and nutrients. Both multi-layer filter systems contain biochar and other substrates with adsorption properties of nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus). The filter system can be of practical use if an excess of nutrients being washed out is of concern in the fields of the practitioner by keeping the surrounding waters clean. This approach may result in economic value by re-using the saturated biochar as fertilizer and improving the soil structure, thus increasing long-term soil fertility. Link: https://wateragri.eu/a-bio-inspired-multilayer-drainage-system/
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under Grant Agreement No 858735This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under Grant Agreement No 858735. FACTSHEET NANOCELLULOSE MEMBRANES FOR NUTRIENT RECOVERY Key information Functionalized nanocellulose membranes can take up nitrate and phosphate. These membranes can be put in a water treatment unit. As the membranes are biobased, degradable materials, they can after use be added to the soil, thus returning the leached nutrients back for their original purpose providing fertilizers (nutrient recycling).
Because variables such as temperature and humidity have a profound effect on the activity of crop pests, diseases and natural enemies, the ability to monitor environmental conditions within a crop has always been important for crop protection.