Sustainable management of livestock waste for the removal/recovery of nutrients « LIVEWASTE »

CYPRUS 2016: 4th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management

Outline

• General information about the project

• Project objectives

• Project Actions‐ Preparatory Actions‐ Design of the integrated LIVEWASTE prototype‐ Construction, installation and operation of the prototype system‐ Performance of the prototype system‐ Environmental assessment of proposed methodology‐ Socioeconomic assessment of proposed methodology

• Project outputs

• Partner projects

Budget

General Project Information

Total amount: 2,147,182 Euro% EC Co‐funding: 50% 

PartnersCoordinating Beneficiary: Cyprus University of Technology

Duration Start: 01/09/2013  ‐ End: 31/08/2016

Associated Beneficiary(ies): Animalia Genetics Ltd; Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environment; National Technical University of Athens; University of Verona; University of Santiago de Compostela

Project Location

LP Premises(Limassol‐Cyprus)

Pilot Unit   

LIVEWASTE aims to:

• Develop and demonstrate an innovative system livestock waste treatment,where livestock waste becomes a source of energy, nutrients areremoved/recovered from liquid part of digestate, compost is produced fromthe solid part of digestate and reusable treated effluent is delivered.

• Develop the baseline scenario on the existing livestock waste management inCyprus and in Europe

• Provide guidelines for the wider application of the integrated system

• Disseminate a strategic plan on sustainable decentralized livestock wastemanagement in line with the EU and National legislations

Project Objectives

The project is consisted of five (5) action categoriesA. Preparatory actions

B. Implementation actions

C. Monitoring of the impact of the project actions

D. Communication and dissemination actions

E. Project management and monitoring of the project progress

Project Actions

Preparatory Actions

Assessment of existing situation regarding the production andmanagement of livestock waste in Cyprus and in the EU

Sub‐Activities:‐ Sub‐Activity A1.1: Data collection concerning the existing situation of livestock

waste production and management in Cyprus.‐ Sub‐Activity A1.2: Critical evaluation of success stories and relevant legislative

framework regarding livestock waste management in the EU.

Preparatory Actions

Assessment of existing situation regarding the production andmanagement of livestock waste in Cyprus and in the EU

Preparatory Actions

Assessment of existing situation regarding the production andmanagement of livestock waste in Cyprus and in the EU

Completed Deliverables:• Report on the production and

management of livestock waste inCyprus

• Report on success stories dealingwith the management of livestockwaste in EU

• Report on the impact of legislativeframework on the management oflivestock waste

Preparatory Actions

Preliminary design of the prototype system for the treatment oflivestock waste

Main Activities / Results‐ Define the most significant aspects and characteristics of the pilot unit‐ Ensure the use of environmentally friendly construction materials‐ Foresee the application of methods, techniques and tools that minimize

energy consumption‐ Collect and analyze samples of livestock waste from the source

Preparatory Actions

Preliminary design of the prototype system for the treatment oflivestock waste

Completed Deliverables:• Preliminary drawings of main

components (basic drawings)

• Report on the preliminary design(including calculations) of theprototype, integrated system for thetreatment of livestock waste)

• Report with the preliminary resultsfrom the laboratory analyses

Preparatory Actions

Preliminary design of the prototype system for the treatment oflivestock waste

Preparatory Actions

Preliminary design of the prototype system for the treatment oflivestock waste

Basic Drawings of the Prototype

Final design of the integrated prototype system for the treatmentof livestock waste.

Main Outputs: Detailed drawings of:‐ the anaerobic digester‐ the composting unit‐ the odour abatement system‐ the SBR and the struvite crystallization unit‐ the integrated prototype system

Final Prototype Design

Final Prototype Design: 3D Designs

Final Prototype Design: PID

Prototype Construction

Construction and testing of the prototype components –Installation and start – up of the integrated, prototype system forlivestock waste treatment

Main Outputs: ‐ Construction and testing of the various components of the integrated, 

prototype system; ‐ Assembling, installation and start‐up of the integrated system treating livestock 

waste.

The LIVEWASTE Prototype

The LIVEWASTE Prototype

Overall System’s Performance

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System performance:The anaerobic digestion process removes more than 75% of Total COD.The biogas production is estimated in 1.6 m3

biogas per day.Dewatering unit and ceramic membrane retain 92% of Total Solids.SBR is estimated to remove 89 % of N & P.

The LIVEWASTE Prototype

Overall System’s Performance: Compost Analysis

Water content: 45.7% Density: 645 g/l Water retention: 

249 % C/N ratio: 18.0 Organic content: 86.0%

Ash: 14.2% Total carbon: 49.8%

Total Nitrogen:2.8% (dry base)

Nitrates‐N: less than 20% of TN

Nitrites‐N: 0 mg/kg

Sulfates: 0 mg/kg 

Total Phosphorous: 

1780 mg/kg (dry base)

pH: 7.8 Conductivity: 2200 mS/cm

Maturity index: >50%

The LIVEWASTE Prototype: Monitoring

Environmental Assessment

Evaluation of the environmental impacts resulting from livestock wastemanagement in Cyprus before and after the project’s implementation

Climate change (CC), Ozone depletion (OD), Terrestrial acidification (TA), Freshwater eutrophication (FE), Marineeutrophication (ME), Photochemical oxidant formation (POF), Fossil depletion (FD) and Malodours air (MA).

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Environmental benefits from the production of valuable products are

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Normalization results

Environmental Assessment

LIVEWASTE

Socioeconomic Assessment

Evaluation of the socioeconomic impacts resulting from livestock wastemanagement in Cyprus before and after the project’s implementation

Socioeconomic Assessment

Evaluation of the socioeconomic impacts resulting from livestock wastemanagement in Cyprus before and after the project’s implementation• Misunderstanding about risk perception: Erroneous risk perception is usually linked to NIMBY

syndrome• People tend to overestimate risk regarding livestock operation• Incomplete information: National/local administration needs to stress that any type of

livestock waste treatment system leads to better health condition or a minor environmentalimpact

• The main problem related to livestock operations is odor emission: Maximum effort has tobe addressed from R&D in the field of livestock waste management sector to reduce thisproblem

• Underestimation of socioeconomic impact of livestock waste management sector: Modernlivestock waste management systems could increase significantly the percentage of greenenergy and contribute to create new markets (e.g. fertilizer) that could help to stimulateeconomy

Policies Tackled:• LIFE LIVE‐WASTE promotes the implementation of the Nitrates Directive (91/ 676/CEE)

and the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC).

• The project provides an integrated, effective solution to the problem of biowastetreatment, thus enhancing sustainable waste treatment practices and reducing non‐sustainable ones, such as landfill disposal of livestock waste. This is in‐line with thetargets of the Landfill Directive (1999/31/EC) for reducing the amount of organic wastedisposed to landfills and of the Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC) for enhancingmaterials/energy recovery from waste.

• Furthermore, the eco‐design character of the prototype system and the resultingenergy recovery from waste will aid the implementation of the energy end‐useefficiency and energy services Directive (2006/32/EC).

• Finally, the project is in‐line with the concept of green growth, and the Kyoto Protocolcommitments, contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and themitigation of climate change.

Project Objectives

Dissemination

Website ‐ Social media

Facebook and Twitter Accounts

www.livewaste.org

Dissemination

Informative material ‐ Publications in press

Dissemination

Journal Publications

• L. Lijó, S. González‐García, J. Bacenetti, M. Fiala, G. Feijoo, J.M. Lema and M.T. Moreira (2014): Life Cycle Assessment of electricity production in Italy from anaerobic co‐digestion of pig slurry and energy crops. Renewable Energy 68: 625‐635 

• L. Lijó, S. González‐García, J. Bacenetti, M. Fiala, G. Feijoo and M.T. Moreira (2014): Assuring the sustainable production of biogas from anaerobic mono‐digestion. Journal of Cleaner Production. Doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.03.022

• L. Lijó, S. González‐García, J. Bacenetti, M. Negri, M. Fiala G. Feijoo and M.T. Moreira (2015). Environmentalassessment of farm‐scaled anaerobic codigestion for bioenergy production. Waste Management 41: 50‐59

• Barcón T., Hernández J., Gómez‐Cuervo S., Garrido J.M., Omil F. (2015)“Characterisation and biologicalabatement of diffuse methane emissions and odour in an innovative wastewater treatment plant” Environmental Technology, 36 (13‐16) 2105‐2114.

• Hernández J., Gómez‐Cuervo S., Omil F. (2015). “EPS and SMP as stability indicators during the biofiltrationof diffuse methane emissions”Water and Air Soil Pollution, 226 (10) 343.

• Gómez‐Cuervo S., Hernández J., Omil F. (2015)“Identifying the limitations of conventional biofiltration of diffuse methane emissions at long‐term operation” Environmental Technology (in press)

Dissemination

Conference Publications – Seminars1. Short Oral and Platform communications in ecoSTP 2014 Conference in June of 2014 in Verona (Italy).2. Seminar: “Seminario técnico dirigido a empresas y centros tecnológicos Tecnologías Avanzadas para el 

Tratamiento y Valorización de Aguas Residuales”, Santiago de Compostela, 18‐20 June 2014 (Spain).3. Keynote communication in 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management Athens, 12‐13 

June 2014 (Greece). 4. Poster presentation at Open Week UNIVR, Student’s Day – Campus del talent, 9 July, Verona (Italy).5. Poster presentation at VenetoNight: la notte europea dei ricercatori a Padova, Venezia e Verona. Friday 26 

September 2014 (Italy).6. Oral presentation at the Final LIFE‐DAIRIUS conference, June 24, 2015, Limassol (Cyprus).7. Keynote communication in Biogas Science 2014 – Vienna, Austria – 26‐30 October 20148. Poster presentation at Biogas Science 2014 – Vienna, Austria – 26‐30 October 29. Oral presentation at Balkan Young Water Professionals 2015 – Thessaloniki, Greece – 10‐12 May 201510. Oral presentation at World Water Congress 2015 – Edinburgh, Scotland – 25‐29 May 201511. 5 Oral presentations  at International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management 2015 12. Poster presentation at SETAC Meeting, Barcelona (Spain) – 3‐7 May 201513. Poster presentation at Life Cycle Management 2015 – Bourdeaux – 30 August – 2 September 201514. Oral presentation at International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology. 3‐5 September 2015. 

Rhodes (Greece)

Partner Projects

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Project LIVEWASTE: www.livewaste.org