CASFER RESEARCH
Thrust 1
Thrust 1
Process Optimization and Models for Economic Fertilizer Resilience
Thrust 1 advances fundamental knowledge in systems optimization and techno-economic modeling that enables the integration of distributed nitrogen circular economy technologies while addressing critical barriers to commercial viability and scalability of CASFER's engineered system for producing NBFs, PBFs, and other resources.
The Thrust 1 objectives are:
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Focus on waste systems integration complexity, optimal integration of separations (T2), and electrochemical-tandem-biological conversions (T3) through systems-level modeling
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Focus on economic scalability, understanding drivers behind distributed versus centralized fertilizer production based on economic modeling frameworks that integrate complexity of variable markets, policy, and supply chain
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Focus on frameworks to analyze regulatory policy and compliance requirements as they impact the economic performance and stakeholder value assessments
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Sensing for distributed high-quality fertilizer production [integrated in T2 and T3]
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Focus on food safety and public health (e.g., research to determine product acceptance, crop growth, and safety) [integrated in T3 and Testbeds]
