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Research projects sustainability
Microalgae:
Possible prospects for agriculture [16.08.2022]
Will German agriculture rely on microalgae in the future? In any case, numerous valuable recyclables can be produced with the single-cell aquatic plants. Consequently, they possess great potential as a renewable raw material and biomass source for the bioeconomy. In the collaborative project "FuTuReS", researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and...more
Giant grass miscanthus:
Bioethanol source with negative CO2 balance [06.04.2022]
A significant reduction in greenhouse gas is feasible. This is the conclusion reached by researchers at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart. The trick: A combination of bioethanol production from renewable resources with carbon capture and storage technologies. Depending on the calculation approach used, a reduction of more than 100 percent compared to the EU benchmark...more
Old lentils rediscovered:
Researchers select cultivar types for cultivation in Germany [23.02.2022]
Vegetable protein from domestic fields – lentils are a true "superfood". However, the old crop is rarely grown in German fields: Overly complicated harvest, insufficient yield. The LinSel research group, coordinated by the Center for Organic Farming at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart, wants to change that. At the conference, it will present what are known as genotypes...more
Innovative fertilization methods:
Fewer emissions from slurry fertilization in growing field crops [14.12.2021]
Up to 55 percent less ammonia emissions thanks to innovative methods: Commercial fertilizers such as slurry or digestate from biogas plants could be spread on fields and meadows in a much more environmentally friendly way. This was demonstrated by the initial results of a collaborative project involving the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart. The project has set its sights...more
Soybean cultivation in Germany:
Bees, Beans, and Citizen Science [19.10.2021]
Soybean from domestic organic farming, boasting excellent performance and good quality – this is possible if you have the right cultivars. The State Plant Breeding Institute of the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart and the tofu manufacturer Taifun-Tofu in Freiburg are working towards this goal. In their "1000 Gardens" project, they are now inviting amateur gardeners...more
Showcase Bioeconomy:
Superfood hemp – an innovative source of vegetable protein [16.09.2021]
Hemp has a future: Not only does it have enormous medical potential, it is also increasingly attracting the interest of scientists, companies, and consumers as a basis for novel, ecologically and sustainably produced foods. Researchers at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart have now teamed up with the Signature Products company in Pforzheim to develop innovative...more
Advanced biofuel breakthrough:
HyFlexFuel converted sewage sludge and other biomasses into kerosene by hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) [22.06.2021]
The EU funded research project HyFlexFuel recently succeeded to produce biocrudes via hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) from a variety of biomasses, including sewage sludge, food waste, manure, wheat straw, corn stover, pine sawdust, miscanthus and microalgae in a pilot-scale continuous HTL plant at Aarhus University (Denmark). “It has been a real milestone in HyFlexFuel to...more