Inventory of Good Practices of Sustainable and Circular Phosphorus Management in the Visegrad Group (V4)

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216305%3A26210%2F23%3APU146613" target="_blank" >RIV/00216305:26210/23:PU146613 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/12/1/2" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/12/1/2</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/resources12010002" target="_blank" >10.3390/resources12010002</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Inventory of Good Practices of Sustainable and Circular Phosphorus Management in the Visegrad Group (V4)

Original language description

The most important raw material needed for food production is phosphorus (P), which cannot be replaced by other elements. P is listed as a Critical Raw Material (CRM) for the European Union (EU). It is an element essential for human nutrition and is used for fertiliser production. The key importance of P for human life is evidenced by the fact that if there were not enough P in fertilisers, we would only be able to feed 1/3 of the world’s population. Unfortunately, in Visegrad Group (V4) countries, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Hungary, there is a lack of mineral deposits of phosphate rock. Therefore, there is a strong need to cover the demand for the P by importing from countries of varying stability, both economic and political, such as Russia, China, or Morocco. It is risky; if the borders for deliveries of goods are closed, it may be impossible to meet the needs of P. On the other hand, V4 countries have large secondary P resources in P-rich waste, which are lost due to P is not recovered on an industrial scale. The paper presents the importance of P raw materials in V4, the revision of primary and secondary P sources that can be used in agricultural systems, as well as the structure of import and export of P raw materials in these countries. In addition, examples of good phosphorus recovery practices in the V4 countries are presented. They include a list of initiatives dedicated to the sustainable management of P resources, and examples of P recovery projects. Implementation of P recovery for internal P-rich waste in V4 could ensure the safety of food production in this region. Such and similar initiatives may contribute to faster independence of the V4 countries from the import of P raw materials.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

20703 - Mining and mineral processing

Project

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Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Resources-Basel

ISSN

2079-9276

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

12

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

17

Pages from-to

1-17

UT code for WoS article

000927618300001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85146767337