Using CCm’s technology, EarthRenew claims to have improved its fertiliser concentration and in the future aims to develop new products, through the collaboration
Image: EarthRenew’s partnership with CCm results in new product formulations. (Credit: Pixabay/darrenquigley32)
EarthRenew, a bio-energy and organic fertiliser producer, announced that its collaboration with CCm Technologies has resulted in several potential innovations and processes to convert waste organic streams into fertiliser products.
Earlier this year, EarthRenew had sent samples to CCm to investigate how CCm’s carbon capture and utilisation technology could improve the nutrient profile of the fertiliser producer’s existing product formulation.
CCm is claimed to have produced 7-1.7-2.2 NPK ratio organic fertiliser product, which is based on EarthRenew’s feedstock as a base. The results indicate that by implementing CCm’s technology to its own processes could lead to the development of a wide range of specialist formulations in the future, the company said.
The three numbers published on fertiliser packages represents the value of the three macro-nutrients used by plants. These macro-nutrients are nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K), or NPK for short.
The higher the number, the more concentrated the nutrient is in the fertiliser. While nitrogen is responsible for the growth the leaves, phosphorous is responsible for root growth, flower and fruit development and potassium is helpful in the overall function of plant.
EarthRenew claims that its original product formulation has a ratio of 1.8-1-1.6 NPK pelleted fertiliser product and the product also claims to help with water retention, building organic carbon and offers soil aeration.
EarthRenew CEO Keith Driver said: “As we finalise our redevelopment plans at the Strathmore Plant, we have the opportunity to implement new technologies and processes to create additional higher value products for organic gardeners and farmers who will use EarthRenew’s fertilisers.
“Using CCm’s technology, we hope to develop specific formulations to meet the needs of different plants and growing conditions that are competitive with the nutrient inputs of conventional fertiliser.
“Our plan is to develop an integrated, sustainable system that maximizes the efficacy of the waste that is being transformed into organic fertiliser. In addition to our collaboration with CCm, we have various other initiatives under development to accomplish these goals.”
CCm’s technology helped in increasing nitrogen content by four times
By increasing nitrogen content in its fertiliser from 1.8% to 7R%, the company expects to sell the product at a higher price, thereby capturing at least some portion of the four times multiple increases in nitrogen content.
CCm Technologies is a UK-based start-up focused on clean technologies, including carbon capture and utilisation (CCU).
Its technology is claimed to convert captured carbon dioxide and other waste streams such as ammonia and phosphate into stable, materials with multiple uses across agriculture, advanced materials and energy storage.