Recovery and processing of high value food and pharmaceutical ingredients from waste egg shells

拟议项目旨在开发和商业化一种创新的综合方法，从废鸡蛋壳中回收和增值高价值无机材料，用于食品和药品。目前蛋壳废物的处置选择，包括填埋和用作肥料，具有不良的社会、经济和环境影响。在以前的可行性研究和市场研究的基础上，该项目财团旨在汇集整个供应链（鸡蛋加工商，二级加工商，中介机构和最终用户以及专业研究能力）的专业知识，以建立一种新的制造方法，该方法将显着减少与当前废物处理相关的负面经济和环境问题，同时提高英国鸡蛋加工商的竞争力。

The proposed project seeks to develop and commercialise an innovative, integrated approach to the recovery and valorisation of a high value inorganic material from waste chicken egg shells for use in foods and pharmaceuticals. Current disposal options for egg shell waste, which include landfill and use as fertiliser, have undesirable social, economic and environmental impacts. Building on previous feasibility studies and market research, the project consortium seeks to bring together expertise from across the supply chain (egg processors, secondary processors, intermediaries and end-users plus specialist research capabilities) to establish a novel manufacturing approach that will significantly reduce the negative economic and environmental issues associated with current waste disposal whilst improving the competitiveness of UK egg processors.