Research and technological development
The project is led by Adrián González Guzmán at the University of Córdoba and focuses on the design of filter materials formulated from locally available organic and inorganic waste. These systems make it possible to capture nitrogenous gases from slurry pits and recover nutrients that, under normal conditions, are released into the atmosphere.
Once used, the filters can be incorporated into the soil as a fertilising material adapted to each crop and type of soil. The project studies how these materials make it possible to make better use of recovered nitrogen and increase soil fertility using already available resources.
The research is located at the intersection between the valorisation of industrial by-products, the mitigation of emissions associated with intensive livestock farming and the development of alternatives to conventional fertilisers.
Scientific community and support framework
FORIOMS is part of the second edition of the Daniel Carasso Fellowship, a program to support postdoctoral research in sustainable food in Spain. Each grant is endowed with 160,000 euros to finance the research contract and scientific activities for a period of two years.
The program seeks consolidate emerging scientific trajectories and promote projects that address the challenges of the food system from a systemic perspective. The selected people are part of the SABE Community (Evidence-Based Food Sustainability), an interdisciplinary network linked to the Foundation that brings together researchers from different scientific fields to generate useful knowledge in the transition to more sustainable food systems.