pHYBi Project

How can a sustainable bioeconomy function without competing with land for food crops? This critical challenge is being addressed by the EU-funded pHYBi project, which proposes a circular economy approach combining soil phytoremediation with a sustainable lignocellulosic biomass valorisation process. The project focuses on using degraded, polluted, and saline soils for cultivating industrial crops, such as poplar, birch, willow, hemp, and miscanthus, that will not only improve the environment but also provide valuable resources for the bio-based textile industry. These industrial crops will be grown using phytomanagement techniques, which involve absorbing pollutants from the soil while simultaneously producing valuable biomass. The project is supported by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking and its members. Funded by the European Union (grant agreement No 101156439). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CBE JU. Neither the European Union nor the CBE JU can be held responsible for them. Imprint: Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum der Steinbeis Innovation gGmbH Adornostr. 8, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany Office: Leuschnerstr. 43, 4.OG 70176 Stuttgart, Germany Telephone: +49 (0) 711 252 420 00 E-Mail: SU2016@stw.de Court registration: Stuttgart HRA 72 0289 VAT ID: DE245846290