Animal Bone Char BioPhosphate Product Specification

​​​​ABC (Animal Bone Char) BioPhosphate characteristics

Phosphorus is the strategic key element of the food crop and animal production in agriculture. Phosphorus cannot be substituted. There are no any other materials with high P2O5 content (>35%) known other than apatite minerals from phosphate rocks (but this is contaminated with Cadmium and Uranium toxic metal elements) or bone char (that is a natural and pure apatite bio-substance). The challenge is that low heavy metal content phosphate rock resources are already depleted on global level. 

The EU fragile agri-food markets already seriously affected by external factors such as global warming, pollution, loss of fertile soils/biodiversity. Covid-19 and the new geopolitical situation together are putting agriculture under extreme pressure with significantly increased energy and fertiliser costs. The price of phosphate rock is volatile and changed by 315% between mid 2021 and 2023. Due to the high dependence on imports of energy/fertilisers the agri-food sector became vulnerable. In this complex challenge the replacement of the imported Critical Raw Material phosphate rock with high nutrient dense, high quality/safe and EU origin P bio-fertilisers is the most important crucial challenge. The phosphate is recognised by the European Commission as critical raw material in 2024 ( Regulation (EU) 2024/1252).

The ABC (Animal Bone Char) BioPhosphate is made of food grade bone meal/bone grist, e.g. mono feed material, which is rendering processed at 133 degree Celsius for 20 minutes under 3 bar processing conditions. The food grade animal bone processing outputs are bone meal/bone grist for pet food, gelatin for human food and china bone material for high quality porcelain industry applications. Please check the key differences between slaughterhouse output crude animal by-products and it's derived products from rendering industries>>

The bone grist from the rendering industry is the input to the 3R pyrolysis process, where the material is heated to as high as 850 degree Celsius material core carbonisation temperature, that is far higher than usual biomass processing temperatures, but absolute needed to get high quality and safe product. No any chemical used. During the advanced pyrolysis (reductive thermal processing) all volatile and protein based substances are removed from the mineral frame, and a highly macro-porous hydroxyapatite (70-76%), CaCO3 (7-13%) and carbon (9-11%) content apatite type mineral material produced.

The specific animal bone char carrier is ABC-BioPhosphate that contains high amount of Phosphorus expressed in P2O5 (35%) and Calcium (37%), which is after formulation is available for plants, that allows efficient, environmentally safe and naturally renewable phosphorus supply. Beside the highly available recovered phosphorus content the ABC animal bone char also contains other important recovered trace elements, and other nutrients, such as K and Mg.      
The  toxic elements content of the ABC-BioPhosphate product approaches the range of non detectable levels.

The formulated ABC-BioPhosphate product providing microbiologically beneficial natural soil microorganisms that are entrapped on the internal and external surface of the carrier. The positive effects of the application of the 3R products are the plant grown promotion activity, natural fertilisation and the biopesticide effects. The substitution of chemical fertilisers by BioPhosphate will accelerate the EU green transition to sustainable, circular and resource efficient, energy independent food systems and enhancing healthy, resilient and fair food systems. 

Different types of 3R specific ABC-BioPhoshates and User demand driven formulated products are available. 

The BioPhosphate is successfully verified: 

  • Producer Organization farmer members already successfully apply the product, early commercialization in regional scale is already implemented.
  • The ABC BioPhosphate product has been successfully and lawfully field demonstrated in different climatic/soil conditions, incl. Mediterranean and continental as well. ABC BioPhosphate product horticultural application permit number: 6300/2407-1/2020.
  • Full industrial EU REACH Authority certified for the highest tonnage band over 1000 tonnes/year. REACH registration number: 01-2119490075-38-0042
  • The BioPhosphate business project received a Seal of Excellence from the European Commission following evaluation by an international panel of independent experts in a highly competitive evaluation process. 
  • The BioPhosphate fertiliser Solution is awarded the Swiss Solar Impulse Efficient Solution. It has been assessed and formally validated (accepted) by three External independent Experts based on the five criteria (credibility of concept, scalability, environmental benefits, client’s economic incentive, seller’s profitability). In particular, the three independent Experts performed valid assessments, thus provided complete and coherent answers in accordance to the official “Label Standards” and “Assessment Guidelines”. https://solarimpulse.com/solutions-explorer/biophosphate-fertiliser 

See the Phosphorus import substitution potential of ABC-BioPhosphate>>

Unique and differentiated features & benefits: 

  1. It contains natural and pure upcycled calcium phosphate mineral; no any chemicals used and added;
  2. BIO-NPK-C formulated as of User needs in different climatic and soil conditions that is priced at market competitive conditions;
  3. high quality, environmentally climate and ecologically friendly;
  4. its unique macro porous structure combined with biotech formulation enhance soil biodiversity, crop yields/ quality, improving drought tolerance, increases soil life and carbon retention and reduce nutrient loss;
  5. unique and diversified products for wide range of applications at less cost ;
  6. economic benefits: >10% greater yield than the available P fertilisers at less cost, more efficient P use, far less fertiliser needed;
  7. applicable in any climatic and industrial conditions on the global market;
  8. great value for money, rapid pay back: 1 year for farmer users, 3-4 years for investors;
  9. stable and low price as total independent from the fossil energy and energy price, it is a cost-effective alternative to mineral fertiliser with much higher nutrient use efficiency;
  10.  meets all stick EU/MS regulations and in line with Circular Economy/Green Deal targets; meet all the EU, US and Australian industrial norms and environmental standards;
  11. sustainable and regenerative bio-fertiliser upcycled from domestic EU source, independent from the external markets. 
  12. BioPhosphate product are developed for satisfying consumer needs, providing valuable gains for them and raising their performance which will be the core of success of BioPhosphate circular value chain. Developed for global markets. 

The application advantages of the specific ABC-BioPhosphate product:  

There are two main markets: ORGANIC and LOW INPUT FARMING, most importantly through Producer Organisations (that is our distribution hub) for fresh vegetable and fruit productions, and ADSORBENT INDUSTRY: supply of specific adsorbents to drinking/industrial water treatment sector, including spent ABC adsorbent regeneration.

The high adsorption capacity for large organic molecules and the unique macro-porous mineral structure provides wide range of bone char applications in the agriculture, food production and environmental sectors, such as:

  • Recovered Organic P/Ca fertiliser
  • Soil microbiological carrier for combined soil improvement, plant growth promotion, organic fertilisation and biocontrol.
  • Sugar refinery and decolourisation,
  • Drinking water treatment,
  • High efficient treatment of sewage water, contaminated subsurface water and industrial process water,

The ABC-BioPhosphate is an specific formulated, Authority tested and permitted product developed under European Union Science and Technology Development Programmes.

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TEN REASONS

... why do you need

  1. Phosphorus is strategic "web of life" key element for food crop and animal farming in agriculture. NO P = NO Agriculture = NO Food.
  2. The EU is >88% is importing the mineral phosphate, but this is containing Cadmium, Uranium and other toxic elements.
  3. The phosphate is recognised by the EC as critical raw material with high supply risk in 2024.
  4. Growing food demand = growing phosphorus demand.
  5. Finite phosphate: the low Cadmium and Uranium content mineral fertiliser resources already used up, depleted and in the future only high contaminated resources are available.
  6. Geopolitical risks: imported Phosphate is a critically important issue for the national food security already now.
  7. Globally all farmers need phosphorus, yet just 5 countries control 88% of the worlds remaining phosphate rock reserves.
  8. An inefficient food system: large amount of P to waste streams, no recovery.
  9. Cheap fertiliser: a thing of the past for farmers.
  10. Significant P price increase (>300%) and fertiliser crisis going on since 2022 due to the new geopolitical situation.