Acronym SLAM-DUNK
Category
Marine Biotechnology
Title the SLudge Appraisal teaM – Developing a sUstainable value chaiN from tanK to product Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
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Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
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Specific Programme (FP7)
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Funding source National Coordinator Dorinde Kleinegris Coordinator email dorinde.kleinegris@norceresearch.no
Coordinator institution
NORCE - Norwegian Research Centre (Norway)
Institutions involved
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Start year 2021 End year 2024 Funding (€) € 1,199,700 Website https://www.norceresearch.no/en/projects/slam-dunk-the-sludge-appraisal-team---developing-a-sustainable-value-chain-from-tank-to-product Summary Year after year, the Norwegian seafood industry establishes new records in exporting seafood. The Norwegian government's goal for the future is ambitious: becoming a leading seafood nation with 5 million tonnes of sustainable aquaculture production by 2050. The salmon and rainbow trout biomass production of 2017 was 1.3 million ton with a corresponding sludge volume of 2.1 mill ton. For comparison, 0.5 mill. tonnes of sludge annually discharged from open cages is equivalent to the waste generated by 20 million people. By 2050 the sludge volume is predicted to reach 11 mill ton. This huge amount of generated sludge can be considered a showstopper regarding the 2050 sustainability ambition. The aquaculture sector urgently needs to invest in future sludge handling solutions as new and stricter requirements are expected to be enforced by the authorities in the short term. Aquaculture sludge consists mainly of fish secretions and rests of uneaten fish feed with a very high percentage of organic components (50 – 90%) and a low total solid content. Also, fish sludges differ from other sludge types by having a high salinity and a high nitrogen content, especially ammonia. Discharge or reuse of these sludges is environmentally concerning or require high treatment costs. SLAM-DUNK aims to develop a sustainable value and logistics chain for the conversion of fish sludge into valuable products, based on designing, optimizing, and integrating a combination of novel technologies (anaerobic digestion, microwave assisted pyrolysis, and microalgae). This highly transdisciplinary project will not only focus on technology development, but also develop an optimal value chain for the use of sludge from fish production to potential products for several sectors such as architecture, consumer goods, and textile. Moreover, we will determine the sustainability of the proposed SLAM-DUNK value chains with respect to life cycle impact, energetic viability, and quantitative logistic performance.
Keywords
Bioprospecting;
Trout;
Waste management;
Waste valorization;
Biomaterial;
Wastes;
Salmon;
Fish;
Value chain;
Marine Region
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Not associated to marine areas
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