OG_Biorefinery_Glas: Valorisation of Grass into Different Products Using a Biorefinery Approach to Increase Farmers Income
This brochure describes the Biorefinery Glas project overview, objective and approach to grass biorefinery. Biorefinery Glas is the first demonstration of a small-scale biorefinery in Ireland, supporting the development of new business models and farmer diversification into the circular bioeconomy. Biorefinery Glas is a first step towards changing the role of farmers in the bioeconomy, from suppliers of biomass to producers of finished and semi-finished products. The project will demonstrate a replicable small-scale biorefinery with farmers in the West Cork Region. Through biorefining, perennial ryegrass is fractionated into a variety of new products in a process which improves the protein efficiency, value and sustainability of our grasslands. This brochure intends to inform stakeholders about the Biorefinery Glas project.
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Informazioni sul contributo
- Posizione
- Ireland
- Autori del contributo
- James Gaffey
- Scopo
- Communication
- Dissemination
- Tipo di file
- Document
- Dimensione del file
- 2.49 MB
- Pubblicato su
- 31-12-2019
- Lingua d'origine
- English
- Sito web ufficiale del progetto
- NUTRI-KNOW
- Licenza
- CC BY
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