Magee, Kieran, Halstead, Joe, Small, Richard and Young, Iain 
ORCID: 0000-0002-9502-6216
(2021)
Valorisation of Organic Waste By-Products Using Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) as a Bio-Convertor.
Sustainability, 13 (15).
p. 8345.
Abstract
<jats:p>One third of food produced globally is wasted. Disposal of this waste is costly and is an example of poor resource management in the face of elevated environmental concerns and increasing food demand. Providing this waste as feedstock for black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae (BSFL) has the potential for bio-conversion and valorisation by production of useful feed materials and fertilisers. We raised BSFL under optimal conditions (28 °C and 70% relative humidity) on seven UK pre-consumer food waste-stream materials: fish trimmings, sugar-beet pulp, bakery waste, fruit and vegetable waste, cheese waste, fish feed waste and brewer’s grains and yeast. The nutritional quality of the resulting BSFL meals and frass fertiliser were then analysed. In all cases, the volume of waste was reduced (37–79%) and meals containing high quality protein and lipid sources (44.1 ± 4.57% and 35.4 ± 4.12%, respectively) and frass with an NPK of 4.9-2.6-1.7 were produced. This shows the potential value of BSFL as a bio-convertor for the effective management of food waste.</jats:p>
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 12 Responsible Consumption and Production, 2 Zero Hunger |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Life Courses and Medical Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Life Courses and Medical Sciences > School of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Aug 2021 07:45 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2024 03:06 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su13158345 |
| Open Access URL: | https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/15/8345/htm |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3132024 |
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