Project description
Solution to minimise ammonia emissions from their source
Atmospheric ammonia emission (NH3) has great environmental implications due to its crucial role in the ecosystem and global nitrogen cycle and as an important source of particulate matter formation. Ammonia emissions from manure are associated with animal disease, mortality, and lower quality of dairy products. Existing solutions do not eliminate ammonia emissions from their source. The EU-funded NITROBIO project aims to obtain the validation of the first solution designed to work directly on the source of ammonia emissions with substantial efficiency of above 80 % up to nearly 100 %. The solution increases the natural process occurring in the manure when a microbial enzymatic mix is applied directly to it, accelerating the natural transformation processes. Once NH3 is transformed, its emission stops.
Fields of science
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturesustainable agriculture
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivity
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringair pollution engineering
- agricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedomestic animalsanimal husbandry
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiology
Programme(s)
Funding Scheme
SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1Coordinator
6572 Quartino
Switzerland
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