Project description
Electrochemical and sun-driven technology for green fertilisers
Agriculture plays a significant role in the economy of many countries, and increased productivity reduces global poverty and energy consumption. A renewable carbon and nitrogen economy supports sustainable models. The EIC-funded CONFETI project’s goal is to develop innovative lab-scale technology capable of capturing and electrochemically converting CO2 and N2 directly from air or flue gases into urea using renewable energy, without relying on critical raw materials. The project also intends to recycle NO3 into ammonia and/or urea through photocatalytic technology driven by sunlight, establishing a circular and renewable carbon and nitrogen economy. The technology proposed for synthesising and delivering urea fertilisers aligns with sustainable agriculture practices. The project’s objectives are to enhance resource efficiency, support sustainability, and ensure the safety and quality of products.
Objective
CONFETI project proposes the development of a lab-scale validated innovative technology that is able to utilise and electrochemically convert CO2 and N2 directly from air or flue gases without the use of critical raw materials and using renewable energy sources. By the production of urea from N (N2 and/or NO3-) and CO2, the project aims to ensure a circular and renewable carbon and nitrogen economy by recycling and converting the NO3- not consume by the plant into ammonia or urea using photocatalytic technologies based on sunlight. The technology proposed in the current project to synthetize and deliver urea fertilizer to plants will follow sustainable agriculture models by promoting the efficiency of available resources, the sustainability of the agricultural sector, the preservation of the environment and the safety and quality of products. For many countries, agriculture is the dominant sector in developing the economy. Increasing productivity and the modernization of agricultural production systems are the primary drivers of global poverty reduction and energy.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturesustainable agriculture
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringmining and mineral processing
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivity
Programme(s)
- HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC) Main Programme
Funding Scheme
HORIZON-EIC - HORIZON EIC GrantsCoordinator
08193 Cerdanyola Del Valles
Spain