Egg Shell Waste - Investigating the Chemistry of the isolation Processes of High Value Materials

蛋壳废物 - 研究高价值材料分离过程的化学原理

• 批准号: 131471
• 金额: $ 9.75万
• 依托单位: CELLULAR SYSTEMS (GRANTHAM) LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Feasibility Studies
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2014 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=131471
• 关键词: Egg; Shell; Waste; Investigating; Chemistry

Egg shell waste amounts to 15,000 tonnes per annum in the UK, it is predominantly sent to land fill. This is both bad for the environment and also costs the egg processors hard earned cash. This material, comprising a mineral calcium carbonate and a biological component, proteins and bioactive molecules, has a value. The mineral, at commodity prices, could be worth over £1m a year, the raw protein material over £40m. These will give the business early revenues, while we develop the processes to extract even higher value materials. This project will build on a previous TSB funded project and will characterise all the chemical components of the dual isolation process that we are developing. This will enable us to identify the best process from volume, ease and cost angles. The output will give us the foundation to move ahead on a programme of optimising the process prior to scale up in a pilot plant. Pressure from the Supermarkets, imposing Corporate Social Governance policies on suppliers and the potential implementation of more stringent EU law on food waste disposal, make this a timely project for the egg processing industry.

在英国，蛋壳废物每年达15，000吨，主要用于填埋。这不仅对环境不利，而且还花费了鸡蛋加工商辛苦赚来的钱。这种材料包含矿物碳酸钙和生物成分、蛋白质和生物活性分子，具有一定的价值。按大宗商品价格计算，这种矿物质每年的价值可能超过1. 1亿英镑，蛋白质原料超过4. 04亿英镑。这将为企业带来早期收入，同时我们开发流程以提取更高价值的材料。该项目将建立在以前的TSB资助的项目，并将涵盖我们正在开发的双重隔离过程的所有化学成分。这将使我们能够从产量、易用性和成本角度确定最佳工艺。该产出将为我们在扩大中试工厂规模之前推进优化工艺的计划奠定基础。来自超市的压力，对供应商实施企业社会治理政策，以及可能实施更严格的欧盟食品垃圾处理法律，使这成为鸡蛋加工行业的一个及时项目。