Funding awarded to optimise advanced electrocoagulation technology for processing dairy slurry

New funding awarded
In December 2024 elentecBio learnt that it had been awarded funding to optimise its advanced electrocoagulation technology for processing dairy slurry.
In a feasibility project we demonstrated that the technology was able to consistently remove 95-98% of the phosphorous from slurry, allowing the processed nitrogen-rich fraction and phosphorous-rich fraction to be managed and applied to crops for nutrient uptake without oversupplying phosphorous.

The new project will run to June 2027 allowing sufficient time to:
• Test the technology over an extended time period to gather details of CAPEX and OPEX.

• Maximise nutrient extraction (of both P and N) and concentrate into discrete stable fractions.

• Discover the impact processing has on slurry storage requirements, spreading costs and possibilities for sale of nutrient fractions off site.

• Assess the potential for use of the nutrient fractions as fertilisers, examining their leaching and emission potentials.

• Liaise with the Environment Agency to develop a positive regulatory landscape for the technology when it is brought to market.

• Develop a value proposition

• Host stakeholder events and site visits

January 2025 to June 2027
Initially the technology will be installed at Harper Adams University dairy farm where the process will be optimised. Throughout the project we will be looking for feedback from stakeholders on the technology and our findings. Towards the end of 2025 look-out for up-dates, invitations to online Q and A sessions and open days. This research project is funded by DEFRA as part of their Farming Innovation Programme Nutrient Management competition and is managed via Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency.