Upscaling nano-fertiliser production to reduce cost and open new application markets

Yield Technologies Ltd（YTL）开发了用于新型肥料添加剂生产的新型制造工艺。这种新型肥料可以提高作物产量约25- 42%，同时减少收获时间并增加食物的营养成分。这种能力在中试规模和首次应用中得到了充分发展。虽然原料相对便宜，但由于批量小，该方法目前非常劳动密集，因此肥料目前的总生产成本对于大多数粮食作物来说过于昂贵。我们的研究表明，约70%的制造成本降低提供了一个可持续的商业模式。该项目将调查是否有可能通过系统地检查和改进/自动化流程中的瓶颈来可靠地升级流程以降低成本。如果成功，成本降低将在全球范围内打开新市场，并将使YTL处于利用这些机会的首要位置。

Yield Technologies Ltd (YTL) has developed novel manufacturing processes for novel fertiliser additive production. The novel fertiliser can boost crop yield by around 25-42%, concurrently reducing time-to-harvest and increasing the nutrient content of food. The ability is fully developed at pilot scale and for our first applications. Whilst feedstocks are relatively cheap, the process is currently very labour intensive due to small batch sizes, as such the fertiliser currently has a total production cost which makes it prohibitively expensive for most food crops. Our research indicates a manufacturing cost reduction of around 70% gives a sustainable business model. This project will investigate whether it is possible to reliably upscale the process in order to reduce costs, by systematically examining and refining/automating bottlenecks in the process. If successful, the cost reduction will open new markets worldwide and will leave YTL in prime position to exploit those opportunities.