Effluent from Winery Waste Biorefinery: A Strategic Input for Biomass Generation with Different Objectives to Add Value in Arid Regions

Agro-industrial activities generate significant amounts of organic waste and a variety of effluents thus posing environmental challenges. Viticulture in Argentina, which covered 204,847 ha in 2023, faces water scarcity as a limiting factor conditioning its production. This industry produces large vo...

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Main Authors: Rizzo, Pedro Federico, Aguado, German Dario, Funes Pinter, Mariano Ivan, Martinez, Laura Elizabeth, Ferrari, Florencia, De Biazi, Federico Sebastian, Martín, Pablo, Flores, Gustavo, Sánchez, Antoni, Uliarte, Ernesto Martin
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author Rizzo, Pedro Federico
Aguado, German Dario
Funes Pinter, Mariano Ivan
Martinez, Laura Elizabeth
Ferrari, Florencia
De Biazi, Federico Sebastian
Martín, Pablo
Flores, Gustavo
Sánchez, Antoni
Uliarte, Ernesto Martin
author_browse Aguado, German Dario
De Biazi, Federico Sebastian
Ferrari, Florencia
Flores, Gustavo
Funes Pinter, Mariano Ivan
Martinez, Laura Elizabeth
Martín, Pablo
Rizzo, Pedro Federico
Sánchez, Antoni
Uliarte, Ernesto Martin
author_facet Rizzo, Pedro Federico
Aguado, German Dario
Funes Pinter, Mariano Ivan
Martinez, Laura Elizabeth
Ferrari, Florencia
De Biazi, Federico Sebastian
Martín, Pablo
Flores, Gustavo
Sánchez, Antoni
Uliarte, Ernesto Martin
author_sort Rizzo, Pedro Federico
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description Agro-industrial activities generate significant amounts of organic waste and a variety of effluents thus posing environmental challenges. Viticulture in Argentina, which covered 204,847 ha in 2023, faces water scarcity as a limiting factor conditioning its production. This industry produces large volumes of grape marc, sediments, and stalks, which can be valorised into products like alcohol, tartaric acid, and compost. However, these valorisation processes generate effluents with high organic load and salinity, further stressing water resources. This study explores the potential of utilising these effluents to cultivate plant biomass in arid regions (sorghum or perennial pasture), which could serve as bioenergy, animal feed, or composting co-substrates, contributing to circular bioeconomy principles. The combined use of effluent as a water resource and the sowing of sorghum and pasture increased soil organic matter content and led to a slight reduction in pH (depth: 0.30–0.60 m) compared to the control treatment. The sorghum plots showed better establishment and higher dry biomass yield (32.6 Tn/ha) compared to the pasture plots (6.5 Tn/ha). Sorghum demonstrated better tolerance to saline soils and high salinity effluents, aligning with previous studies. Although pasture had a lower biomass yield, it was more efficient in nutrient uptake, concentrating more NPK, ash, and soluble salts. Sorghum’s higher yield compensated for its lower nutrient concentration. For biomass production, sorghum is preferable, but if nutrient capture from effluents is prioritised, summer polyphytic pastures are more suitable. These results suggest that the final selection between plant biomass alternatives highly depends on whether the goal is biomass generation or nutrient capture.
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spelling INTA211562025-02-10T16:45:08Z Effluent from Winery Waste Biorefinery: A Strategic Input for Biomass Generation with Different Objectives to Add Value in Arid Regions Rizzo, Pedro Federico Aguado, German Dario Funes Pinter, Mariano Ivan Martinez, Laura Elizabeth Ferrari, Florencia De Biazi, Federico Sebastian Martín, Pablo Flores, Gustavo Sánchez, Antoni Uliarte, Ernesto Martin Biomasa Efluentes Bioenergía Industria del Vino Biomass Effluents Bioenergy Wine Industry Efluentes de Destilería Bioeconomía Circular Agro-industrial activities generate significant amounts of organic waste and a variety of effluents thus posing environmental challenges. Viticulture in Argentina, which covered 204,847 ha in 2023, faces water scarcity as a limiting factor conditioning its production. This industry produces large volumes of grape marc, sediments, and stalks, which can be valorised into products like alcohol, tartaric acid, and compost. However, these valorisation processes generate effluents with high organic load and salinity, further stressing water resources. This study explores the potential of utilising these effluents to cultivate plant biomass in arid regions (sorghum or perennial pasture), which could serve as bioenergy, animal feed, or composting co-substrates, contributing to circular bioeconomy principles. The combined use of effluent as a water resource and the sowing of sorghum and pasture increased soil organic matter content and led to a slight reduction in pH (depth: 0.30–0.60 m) compared to the control treatment. The sorghum plots showed better establishment and higher dry biomass yield (32.6 Tn/ha) compared to the pasture plots (6.5 Tn/ha). Sorghum demonstrated better tolerance to saline soils and high salinity effluents, aligning with previous studies. Although pasture had a lower biomass yield, it was more efficient in nutrient uptake, concentrating more NPK, ash, and soluble salts. Sorghum’s higher yield compensated for its lower nutrient concentration. For biomass production, sorghum is preferable, but if nutrient capture from effluents is prioritised, summer polyphytic pastures are more suitable. These results suggest that the final selection between plant biomass alternatives highly depends on whether the goal is biomass generation or nutrient capture. EEA Mendoza Fil: Rizzo, Pedro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Mendoza; Argentina Fil: Aguado, Germán Darío. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Mendoza; Argentina Fil: Funes-Pinter, Iván. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Mendoza; Argentina Fil: Funes-Pinter, Iván. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. CCT Mendoza; Argentina Fil: Martínez, Laura Elizabeth. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rama Caída; Argentina. Fil: Ferrari, Florencia Noemí. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Mendoza; Argentina Fil: De Biazi, Federico. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Mendoza; Argentina Fil: Pablo, Martín. Empresa DERVINSA SA; Mendoza, Argentina. Fil: Flores, Gustavo. Empresa DERVINSA SA; Mendoza, Argentina. Fil: Sánchez, Antoni. Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Grupo de Investigación en Compostaje; España. Fil: Uliarte, Ernesto Martín. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Mendoza; Argentina 2025-02-10T12:50:42Z 2025-02-10T12:50:42Z 2025-01 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/21156 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/3/1435 2076-3417 https://doi.org/10.3390/app15031435 spa info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2023-PD-L04-I122, Gestión de las biomasas del SAB y estrategias tecnológicas para su transformación en bioproductos de valor agregado info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf MDPI Applied Sciences 15 (3) : 1435. (January 2025)
spellingShingle Biomasa
Efluentes
Bioenergía
Industria del Vino
Biomass
Effluents
Bioenergy
Wine Industry
Efluentes de Destilería
Bioeconomía Circular
Rizzo, Pedro Federico
Aguado, German Dario
Funes Pinter, Mariano Ivan
Martinez, Laura Elizabeth
Ferrari, Florencia
De Biazi, Federico Sebastian
Martín, Pablo
Flores, Gustavo
Sánchez, Antoni
Uliarte, Ernesto Martin
Effluent from Winery Waste Biorefinery: A Strategic Input for Biomass Generation with Different Objectives to Add Value in Arid Regions
title Effluent from Winery Waste Biorefinery: A Strategic Input for Biomass Generation with Different Objectives to Add Value in Arid Regions
title_full Effluent from Winery Waste Biorefinery: A Strategic Input for Biomass Generation with Different Objectives to Add Value in Arid Regions
title_fullStr Effluent from Winery Waste Biorefinery: A Strategic Input for Biomass Generation with Different Objectives to Add Value in Arid Regions
title_full_unstemmed Effluent from Winery Waste Biorefinery: A Strategic Input for Biomass Generation with Different Objectives to Add Value in Arid Regions
title_short Effluent from Winery Waste Biorefinery: A Strategic Input for Biomass Generation with Different Objectives to Add Value in Arid Regions
title_sort effluent from winery waste biorefinery a strategic input for biomass generation with different objectives to add value in arid regions
topic Biomasa
Efluentes
Bioenergía
Industria del Vino
Biomass
Effluents
Bioenergy
Wine Industry
Efluentes de Destilería
Bioeconomía Circular
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/21156
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/3/1435
https://doi.org/10.3390/app15031435
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