We are pleased to announce that 3R-BioPhosphate Ltd. has been prominently featured in a new article published on 28 October 2025 by Massimiliano Saltori on the WalNUT Project website, titled: “Milking value from waste: how dairy by-products become clean water and fertiliser.”
The article highlights the growing environmental challenge of acid whey, a dairy by-product with an exceptionally high organic load — in some cases reporting BOD levels up to 175 times higher than typical municipal sewage effluent. Through our innovative 3R technology, this environmental burden is transformed into a valuable resource.
Our Technology in the WalNUT Spotlight
The article emphasizes how the 3R integrated solution addresses one of the dairy sector’s most problematic waste streams. Our state-of-the-art pilot plant combines:
- Liquid and solid-state fermentation,
- ABC Animal Bone Char as a microbial carrier, and
- ABC Bone Char adsorption for final water purification.
This advanced biotechnology and engineering platform enables the full upcycling of acidic whey into:
- High-quality, phosphorus- and calcium-rich biofertiliser, and
- Clean, reusable water, significantly reducing wastewater pollution and contributing to nutrient circularity.
A Circular Economy Model Recognized by WalNUT
Edward Someus, CEO, senior engineer, and inventor of the 3R technology, highlights in the article how the 3R system represents a true circular economy model—recovering nutrients, reducing emissions, and creating economically valuable outputs from previously unexploited dairy by-products.
The WalNUT publication also notes that increasing EU environmental regulations and growing public awareness are driving strong demand for sustainable nutrient recovery technologies. In this context, the 3R solution provides:
- Regulatory compliance,
- Operational cost reductions,
- High-value product generation, and
- Climate- and soil-friendly agricultural inputs.
As an official partner in the WalNUT consortium, 3R-BioPhosphate Ltd. continues to advance nutrient recovery innovations supporting the European Green Deal and the EU Circular Bioeconomy Strategy.
Read the Full Article
We invite our partners, stakeholders, and the wider community to read the full feature on the WalNUT website: