Description du projet
Contribuer à la durabilité des exploitations minières et agricoles
L’UE s’est engagée à atteindre les objectifs fixés dans le cadre du programme de développement durable à l’horizon 2030 Une solution consiste à éliminer les métaux des minerais industriels de manière écologique et efficace et à donner une seconde vie aux déchets industriels. Un autre problème tient à l’utilisation excessive d’engrais et de pesticides chimiques dans l’agriculture. Nocifs pour l’homme, ceux-ci entraînent la dégradation des sols et l’affaiblissement des plantes. L’objectif du projet BioRevolution, financé par l’UE, est de remédier à ces deux problèmes afin de promouvoir une économie circulaire qui économisera les ressources. Pour ce faire, BioRevolution accompagnera la société slovaque EKOLIVE dans la conception et la fourniture des biotechnologies innovantes nécessaires pour rendre l’exploitation minière et l’agriculture plus respectueuses de l’environnement et plus durables.
Objectif
ekolive is the first and leading provider of a new ecological bioleaching method (InnoBioTech®) for the ecological release of elements and the degradation of organic materials. This innovative technology replaces hazardous mining and processing methods, removes metals from industrial minerals in an ecological and economical way, and gives various industrial wastes a second life. At the same time, ekolive thus eliminates environmental hazards and cleans contaminated sites. In addition, the process creates a biofertilizer from the liquid residue that can completely replace hazardous pesticides, positively influences the taste of crops, and increases plant growth and yield by up to 100% and the dry mass of plants by up to 400% – for safe and healthy food production and sustainable agriculture.
ekolive faces two challenges:
The raw material challenge: The world-leading processing industry in the EU contributes to the transition towards a resource-efficient, sustainable society in line with the EU 2030 Agenda. For this, a sustainable supply of suitable raw materials is essential. However, despite enormous under- or untapped potentials of domestic primary and secondary resources, Europe is heavily dependent on imports – simply because there is a lack of suitable economic and ecological technologies to tap them.
The challenges for a transition to sustainable agriculture – namely the reduction of the excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. These are not only dangerous to humans in many ways, but are also the cause of soil degradation, killed soil microflora, unhealthy and weak plants, contaminated food and drinking water.
To answer these challenges, to promote the circular economy and to save resources, innovative, economically viable and environmentally friendly techniques are required. ekolive is the first to offer a corresponding biotechnology that can be used to make both mining and agriculture more environmentally friendly and sustainable.
Champ scientifique
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processesdrinking water treatment processes
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturesustainable agriculture
- engineering and technologyenvironmental biotechnologybioremediationbioleaching
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy
Programme(s)
- HORIZON.3.2 - European innovation ecosystems Main Programme
Régime de financement
HORIZON-AG-LS - HORIZON Lump Sum GrantCoordinateur
040 13 KOSICE
Slovaquie
L’entreprise s’est définie comme une PME (petite et moyenne entreprise) au moment de la signature de la convention de subvention.