Periodic Reporting for period 2 - Phy2Climate (A global approach for recovery of arable land through improved phytoremediation coupled with advanced liquid biofuel production and climate friendly copper smelting process)
Reporting period: 2022-07-01 to 2023-12-31
Within the first project period all pilot sites in the different countries all over the world have been comprehensively analysed and prepared for kicking off a 3.5 years lasting on-site campaign. Pot test experiments have been carried out varying several process parameters such as e.g. crop species, amendments or soil conditioners to find out the best site-specific phytoremediation strategy. To convert the harvested biomass into added value products a pilot biorefinery plant based on a thermo-catalytic process including a gas cleaning unit, a Gas-to-Liquid plant and an electrooxidation unit was designed, built and commissioned. Additionally, a gas compressor was designed and purchased to be able to store the purified TCR gas and the generated hydrogen at high pressure in order to use it in the Gas-To-Liquid plant for the synthesis of liquid biofuels.
The research work on legal aspects carried out so far has consisted in desk-based literature and report reviews and fundamental legal research related to the identification of specific areas of law that require further inquiry for future in work and the categorisation of relevant legal barriers and opportunities for the project’s value chain.
The research work on business and market aspects has consisted in spanning and analysing a realistic value chain including all relevant and potential stakeholders. The drafting and validation of several business models for individual chain links led to a well understanding of interconnections and potential opportunities for the development of an overall business model. In the field of life cycle assessment and social acceptance of the technology and approach used, respectively, the overall and specific goals as well as the scope was defined. In addition, a methodology for a social acceptance toolkit was set up.
To properly disseminate and communicate project results and activities different material such as press releases, newsletters, project videos was constantly produced and published on various channels and platforms such as on the project website, YouTube or twitter.