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Peter Plenge 1 af 33
Zero Waste Society a vision, a way of thinking
and
an opportunity
by
Lene Lange, Professor and Director of Research
Aalborg University, AAU Denmark
Peter Plenge 2 af 33
From Waste to Value gives double value
Definition: Waste is left over non-used materials -present in a place where it is not brought in use -and may polute If waste from one type of process is brought in use in another process it is 1.transformed into value and 2. solving a pollution problem
Peter Plenge 3 af 33
Trend: learning from nature!
B A
Fig. 1. Leaf-cutter ants. A. Ant worker cutting out leaf fragment using its heavy,
serrated mandibles. B. Workers carrying leaf fragments back to the nest. Photos:
Henrik H. de Fine Licht, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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<Udfyld sidefod-oplysninger her>
My own research group: Protein discovery for Biorefineries from nature´s own biomass conversion niches!
Termite larvae (gut) Cow (rumen) Iberian snail (gut) Leaf cutter ant (fungal garden)
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Waste is part of the problem and part of the solution Resource efficiency is an integrated part of sustainability
Utilization of “waste” is necessary for feeding and fuelling the 9 billion -and a necessity for transfer to a non-fossil based society where
especially biological resources are in high demand Minimizing waste is an important health parameter for man,
environment and economy Waste to Value technologies can give Europe a competitive strength -Europe is globally leading in industrial biotechnology -biowaste upgrade and biorefinery technologies is the new chapter
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Biowaste with biorefinery potentials!
Agricultural crop residues
Agroindustrial waste
Manure
Household waste
Sewage sludge
Sea weed
Sea food waste
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Oil-refinery vs New Bio-refinery from biowaste
Fuels and
energy
Chemicals/feed/food
Lignocellulose
Organic wastes
Marine biomass
Green biomass
Whole crop biomass
Bio
ma
ss
Fuels
and
energy
Chemicals
Petroleum
Liquid, no water
Solid, typically
>15% water
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The new AAU Cph
Campus