The challenge with the biochemical flows and especially phosphorus will be in focus. Phosphorus and nitrogen problems worse than previously thought, new research shows (ragnsells.com)

A first plant will be built in Helsingborg and we will demonstrate the potential to already now produce high quality recirculated phosphorus products.

Phosphorus that today is used comes from phosphate rock, which is mined. In addition to the large climate impact of this method, most of the world’s known reserves are polluted with significant amounts of cadmium and uranium meaning that the total planetary footprint is significant. Still, the majority of phosphorus-rich sewage sludge is landfilled and wasted. The Ash2Phos technology extracts more than 90 percent of the phosphorus from incinerated sludge, getting rid of any pollutants.

A recording with Elizabeth Kolbert (Pulitzer prize laureate 2015) and Pär Larshans named “The phosphours paradox” – from the 18^th of September. The Phosphorus Paradox - Kaj Embren, demonstrates the need and the potential. Kolbert did write an article about the challenge in The New Yorker Phosphorus Saved Our Way of Life—and Now Threatens to End It | The New Yorker. 

Moderator: Pär Larshans, Director of Sustainability, Ragn-Sells

Participants: 

• Jan Svärd, CEO, EasyMining
• Sarah Cornell, Professor, Stockholm resilience center
• Emma, Ash2phos
• Emma Wiesner, EU parliament
• Henrik Tegnér, EVP, Head of Strategy & Sustainability, AFRY
• Marvin Friesen, CEO, Friesen Group
• Durk Kroll, Executive director, Water Europe
• Dines Thornberg, Head of environment and development, Biofos
• Chrysi Laspidou, Professor, Vice president Water Europe