Valorization of lignin as a crop seed additive******

木质素作为农作物种子添加剂的价值******

• 批准号: 537687-2018
• 负责人: Christopher, Lew
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: Lakehead University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=647673
• 关键词: Valorization; lignin; crop; seed; additive

According to projections from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, by year 2050 the world's population will increase 30% whereas the food requirements will become 70% greater than the current levels. At the same time, the amount of arable land will increase only 5% and agricultural producers will have to deal with the challenges brought by climate change and increasingly stringent environmental regulations. This challenge calls for development of transformative and sustainable technologies and products that can address the imbalance between availability of arable land and growing food needs. In this context, increasing crop productivity in a cost-efficient and environmentally-friendly way becomes a high priority. Retrievall Inc. is a small Ontario-based private company with over 30 years experience as plant growers, trade and retail operations. The company distributes an agricultural crop growth product (biofertilizer) to naturally enhance crop yield. They have acquired exclusive rights for use of patents and finished goods produced using patented processes. However, as the finished biofertilizer product is currently imported from Europe, achieving the company's full potential is impeded by major political, economic, geographic and currency risks. Therefore, Retrievall is now interested to establish manufacturing facilities for biofertilizer production in Canada using Canadian resources. Hence, the objective of this project is to provide proof-of-concept evidence for the opportunity to develop novel, biodegradable and highly-efficient fertilizers from renewable resources available in Canada that can improve soil quality and crop yields in a sustainable manner. Retrievall Inc. is totally dedicated to the introduction of a fully-renewable and sustainable crop input technology on the Canadian market. The ultimate goal, once the principle opportunity for establishing a new, improved process and product has been established, is tri-fold: 1) produce seed additives in Canada using Canadian resources, 2) apply the new product to increase agricultural output per acre at a higher output quality, and 3) store and stabilize large amounts of carbon in soil, improve soil quality, reduce carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions.**********

据联合国粮食及农业组织（FAO）预测，到2050年，世界人口将增加30%，粮食需求将比目前增加70%。与此同时，耕地面积仅增加5%，农业生产者将不得不应对气候变化和日益严格的环境法规带来的挑战。这一挑战需要开发变革性和可持续的技术和产品，以解决耕地供应与不断增长的粮食需求之间的不平衡问题。在这种背景下，以经济高效且环境友好的方式提高作物生产力成为重中之重。 Retrieval Inc. 是一家位于安大略省的小型私营公司，在植物种植、贸易和零售业务方面拥有 30 多年的经验。该公司经销农作物生长产品（生物肥料），以自然地提高农作物产量。他们获得了专利和使用专利工艺生产的成品的专有权。然而，由于生物肥料成品目前从欧洲进口，重大政治、经济、地理和货币风险阻碍了公司充分发挥潜力。因此，Retrieval 现在有兴趣利用加拿大资源在加拿大建立生物肥料生产制造设施。因此，该项目的目标是提供概念验证证据，以证明有机会利用加拿大现有的可再生资源开发新型、可生物降解和高效的肥料，从而以可持续的方式改善土壤质量和作物产量。 Retrieval Inc. 完全致力于在加拿大市场引入完全可再生且可持续的作物投入技术。一旦建立了建立新的、改进的工艺和产品的主要机会，最终目标就有三重：1）利用加拿大资源在加拿大生产种子添加剂，2）应用新产品以增加每英亩的农业产量更高的产出质量，以及3）储存和稳定土壤中的大量碳，改善土壤质量，减少碳足迹和温室气体排放。************