PROJECT DESCRIPTION
BACKGROUND
THE TECHNICAL SOLUTION WILL SEEK THE FULL REUTILIZATION AND VALORITATION OF THE HUGHE QUANTITIES OF AGRICULTURAL WASTE CURRENTLY PRODUCED. THE PLANT WILL PRODUCE FROM THE AGRICULTURAL WASTE FOUR SUB-PRODUCTS: (1) BIOGAS, (2) ORGANIC FERTILIZER, (3) LIQUID FERTILIZER, (4) WATER.The project aims to guarantee the sustainable development of the agricultural sector. To achieve the referred goals the technical solution will seek the full reutilization and valoritation of the hughe quantities of agricultural waste currently produced. The waste are left overs of the harvest and manipulation of fruits and vegetables. Nowadays these waste is a pressing environmental problem, given the growing volumes (Tm 85.000/year) and the environmental impact they have. The plant, if the technical solution is successfully implemented, will produce from the agricultural waste four sub-products:: (1) Biogas (2) Organic fertilizer (3) Liquid fertilizer and (4) water. These products are environmental friendly, and some of them badly needed by the area's agricultural production cycle. They all will be produced in an economic and sustainable way. The designed technical solution is a five step process which integrates three different waste treatment technologies. The steps and technologies involved are: (1) Initial metanization through mesofilic anaerobic digestion (2) Phase separation (3) Secondary metanización through mesofilic anaerobic digestion (4) Production of organic fertilizer through acelerated composting and (5) Production of liquid fertilizer through reverse osmosis. The plant will have a pre-industrial scale. It will process about Tm 20.000/year of waste, after the LIFE project ends. During the implementation of the project, which will last two years, existing technologies will be improved and new technologies developed on site in order to achieve the above results. Finally is worth to be pointed out the big effort planned to diseminate the results of the present project. Several activities are planned as follows: (1) Two technical seminars (2) One seminar for the promotion of the partnership to deal with waste management (3) Final congress to diseminate the results of the LIFE project.