{"id":110070,"date":"2021-01-25T09:04:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T08:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eurecat.org\/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=110070"},"modified":"2022-11-09T09:32:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T08:32:12","slug":"coppereplace","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/eurecat.org\/en\/portfolio-items\/coppereplace\/","title":{"rendered":"COPPEREPLACE"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Integrated, innovative and viable solutions to reduce the use of copper and its environmental impact in SUDOE region vineyards. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The use of phytosanitary products derived from copper<\/strong> to prevent diseases in organic and conventional viticulture causes serious environmental problems. According to the European Union, vineyards concentrate the highest amount of copper in soils.<\/p>\n

In this sense, the COPPERPLACE project<\/strong> develops and validates a series of integrated, innovative, and viable solutions to reduce the use of copper and its environmental impact in vineyards<\/strong>. The solutions promoted within the project will be transferable and durable to allow that the wine sector complies with the new European law and promoting environmentally sustainable production<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Chemical Technology Unit of Eurecat<\/a> participates in the project by developing encapsulation technology for new efficient phytosanitary products that allow reducing the amount of copper used without generating microplastics.<\/p>\n

The COPPERPLACE project counts with a consortium coordinated by the Wine Technology Platform (PTV)<\/a> and formed by 13 multidisciplinary partners from Spain, France, and Portugal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Within the project, the European patent application EP21382965.8 has been filed for the Formulation to release copper in agricultural uses (26\/10\/2021) and the book chapter “Alternatives to CU Applications in Viticulture. How R&D Projects Can Provide Applied Solutions, Helping to Establish Legislation Limits”<\/em> <\/strong>has been published. You can read it here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n