Learn about the new applications of anaerobic digestion for the sustainable production of bioproducts.
Tecnalia presents new anaerobic digestion applications to transform agri-food by-products into bioproducts through circular economy strategies.
Anaerobic digestion is a series of biological processes in which micro-organisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen. This process produces three product fractions:
- Biogas: primarily carbon dioxide and methane
- A liquid digestate: liquid biofertiliser
- A solid digestate: biofertiliser or compostable
Controlling biological processes can help to create new opportunities for recovering and generating a wide range of bioproducts to complement the current supply.
New recovery strategies based on anaerobic digestion
- General introduction of BIO4ALIM: Dr. Mª Carmen Villarán, Director of Healthy Eating at TECNALIA.
- Recovery of heterogeneous bio-waste to obtain bioactive compounds, biopolymers and building blocks: Thomas Dietrich, a health researcher TECNALIA.
- Anaerobic digestion for biogas/biomethane production: María Luisa Sánchez (AGR BIOGAS).
- Research into new anaerobic digestion applications: production of volatile fatty acids, BIO4ALIM project: Lorenzo Chacón (GIESA).
- Recovery of anaerobic digestion by-products: use of digestate in regenerative agriculture schemes: Sébastien Guéry (GIESA).
- Artificial intelligence is revolutionising recovery processes: Ángel Mayo and José Manuel Sanz (The WhiteTeam).
This webinar is part of the Bio4ALIM project.
- “It is a platform for obtaining bioproducts to create a sustainable agri-food chain ready to respond to the risks and new challenges in the sector”.
- It is made up of a consortium of eight of the sector’s leading entities, including Jorge Pork Meat, Biomar Microbial Technologies, Campomayor, Domca, Gabinete de Iniciativas Europeas, Grupo La Caña and The WhiteTeam, together with TECNALIA, the project's main technological partner.
Bioproducts based on agri-food by-products
The Bio4Alim project consortium is researching the development of a biotechnological digitised platform for creating bioproducts from agri-food by-products and applying them to obtain food, feed and plant protection products to contribute to the sustainability of the agri-food chain affected by the new conditions resulting from climate change.
Spheres of action of BIO4ALIM
- New methods of sustainable nutrition, protection and stimulation based on biological techniques and advanced knowledge and management of the interaction between soil and plants. Of particular note is the sustainable production of plant protection products such as bio-stimulants targeted at specific crops, and nematicides and biocides to combat the main ailments found in farmers’ crops today.
- Strategies with significant potential scope for sustainable livestock production adapted to climate change.
- New sources of ingredients for human food that provide nutritional value, among other improvements, within the framework of sustainable food in terms of resource use and waste generation.