Ochwepheshe bomnyango weBiomass we Umenzi (Isikhungo Sikazwelonke Samandla Avuselelekayo), ngesikhathi sokuqala konyaka ka-2017 bakwazile ukwenza lo msebenzi ("I-cyclalg") kwe isiko le-microalgae ezikhungweni zeBiofuels Centre yesizukulwane sesibili noma eyaziwa kangcono njenge I-CB2G, konke kusuka kumaphrothokholi okulima athuthukiswe ku INeiker-Tecnalia, Isikhungo saseBasque Sokucwaninga Nentuthuko Yezolimo.
Kule phrojekthi i-12kg yokuqala ye-microalgae biomass entsha itholakele ngemiphumela ephakeme kunokulindelekile ngokuya kokuqina okuqinile nokuqukethwe kwe-lipid, ngenani elingaphezulu kuka-50% wokugcina.
Ngaso sonke lesi sikhathi sokuphenya, i ukuhlolwa kukawoyela okhishiwe we-microalgae olinyiwe, owenziwa ngumlingani wephrojekthi, i-Qatar-CRITT, yokukhiqiza i-biodiesel.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, inkampani ezinikele emkhakheni we-biofuels njengamanje iphethe vivinya noma uvivinye ikhwalithi yale biodiesel okutholakele, kanye hlola kungenzeka ukhange ukuthi lo mkhiqizo ungaba nawo emkhakheni wezimboni.
Le phrojekthi ICyclalg ixhaswe yi- uHlelo Lokusebenza Lokubambisana Kwamaspain-France-Andorra, I-POCTEFA, phakathi kuka-2014-2020.
Izinhloso zephrojekthi
El Inhloso enkulu ICyclalg yilokho kwe- ukuthuthukisa nokuqinisekisa izinqubo ezahlukahlukene zobuchwepheshe kuhlose ngokuphelele ukusebenzisa ukutholakala kwe-biodiesel ngendlela yokulima i-microalgae njengoba usuqinisekisile.
Ngokunjalo, ngaphezu kukaCener noNeiker-Tencalia (obengumxhumanisi wephrojekthi), iTecnalia Foundation, AIN (Navarra Industry Association), iCatar-CRITT (Centre d'Application et de Transfromation des AgroRessource) ne-Apesa (Association pour l I-Environnement et la Sécurite en Aquitaine) ziyingxenye ye-Cyclalg consortium.
NgoJulayi 18 no-19, umhlangano wokugcina wabo bonke ophathina wabanjelwa endlunkulu yaseCener eSarrigurren (Navarra), lona kwaba ngumhlangano wesithathu wokulandelwa kwephrojekthi.
Kulesi sithombe ungabona ozakwethu bephrojekthi behlala eCener ngalezo zinsuku zomhlangano.
Ngalezi zinsuku ezimbili, ababekhona, ngakolunye uhlangothi, babelane futhi ngokuhlanganyela bahlaziya imiphumela etholakele kwathi ngakolunye uhlangothi bafika kufayela le- isivumelwano sezenzo ezidingekayo ukuqhubekela phambili ekwenzeni imisebenzi elandelayo ehleliwe.
Izixazululo ezintsha
ICcylalg ineqhaza ngezixazululo ezintsha zokuthuthuka ekwakhiweni kweminye imithombo yamandla avuselelekayo, ngaleyo ndlela kuvuna i- ukusimama komnotho yenqubo yomhlaba wonke yokuthola i-biodiesel kusuka ku-microalgae kanye ne- ukusimama kwemvelo.
Uhlamvu olusha lweCyclalg ngakho-ke lususelwa ku- sondela kumshini we-microalgae biorefinery. Ngokunjalo, ayikhawulwanga kuphela ekusetshenzisweni kwayo njengohlelo lwamandla okukhiqiza, kepha ifuna qhubeka nokusimama kwakho.
Ukufeza lokhu kubonga kwamuva ku ukusetshenziswa kwe-biomass ngokusebenzisa ulwelwe ngendlela ehlanganisiwe, ngaleyo ndlela kutholakale ububanzi obubanzi be izinto eziphilayo lokho kungaba nenani lokuhweba lemikhakha ehlukene yezomnotho yendawo ye-POCTEFA, njenge: izimonyo, umanyolo, umkhakha wokuphakelwa kwezilwane, phakathi kokunye, nemboni yamakhemikhali, ikakhulukazi okokunamathisela nama-polyols.
Kodwa-ke, indlela entsha kaCyclalg isekelwa ngokuncika ku imodeli yomnotho oyindilinga wenqubo, ngaleyo ndlela uphishekela i- ukusebenza kahle kakhulu kwemithombo esivele isetshenzisiwe, njalo ngenhloso yokufinyelela ku-zero waste paradigm, ngaleyo ndlela ukuhlonipha imvelo nangendlela ephumelelayo.
Le phrojekthi izokwakhiwa iminyaka emithathu ngesabelomali se- 1,4 million euro, lapho u-65% wesabelomali esishiwo uxhaswa yi-ERDF, okungukuthi, i-European Regional Development Fund, nge-Interreg VA Spain-France-Andorra Programme (POCTEFA 2014-2020).
Iqiniso lokuthi i-biodiesel ingatholakala kwi-microalgae elinyiwe kusho isinyathelo esikhulu sokukhiqizwa kwamandla ahlukile, kulokhu i-biomass, ishiya eceleni noma okungenani inciphise ngandlela thile izindawo ezishiye ukulima izinhlobo ezithile zezitshalo ezifana nomoba ojwayelekile nokubashiyela ezolimo.