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EntoGreen IV

Use of insects in wastewater treatment and enhancement.
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A EntoGreen, uma marca da Ingredient Odyssey (IO), focada na economia circular no setor agroalimentar, alcançou um investimento que lhe permitirá construir a primeira unidade industrial de bioconversão com insetos. A empresa sediada em Santarém vai recorrer a insetos para obter proteína para ração animal, fertilizantes não químicos e óleo de insetos a partir de desperdícios vegetais.

Esta é a quarta campanha Goparity promovida pela EntoGreen, depois de angariar 500.000€ através da comunidade de investimento de impacto (EntoGreen I, II e III). As primeiras campanhas tiveram como principal objetivo: 

  • adquirir um robot que permite realizar o processo de inoculação de forma automatizada e com enormes ganhos de produtividade, eliminação a possibilidade de erro humano e contribuindo de forma significativa para a eficiência energética do processo.
  • investimentos industriais finais relativos à instalação e montagem da unidade industrial em Santarém.
  •  apoiará também a empresa no seu plano geral de I&D que engloba um investimento estimado em 5 milhões de euros entre 2021 e 2026 para novos projetos de investigação que incidem na criação de novas soluções de sustentabilidade ambiental.

Esta campanha visa a antecipação de fundos que a empresa receberá de um projeto europeu de cerca de 400 mil euros no âmbito do projeto de I&D Empresarial NETA - Novas Estratégias de Tratamento de Águas Residuais.

O desenvolvimento do projeto NETA visa criar uma nova solução técnica que permite transformar uma ameaça ambiental, as águas residuais e efluentes, numa fonte de nutrientes e recursos hídricos. Uma solução que vai da rega, à produção de fertilizantes e até mesmo à criação de novas soluções bioindustriais. 

Liderado pela Ingredient Odyssey SA (EntoGreen), o projeto NETA pretende optimizar e utilizar a Técnica de Precipitação Química, que foi desenvolvida pelo Instituto Politécnico de Beja (IPBeja), no tratamento de águas residuais, utilizando a água tratada para fins agrícolas, sendo as lamas biodigeridas por insetos, nomeadamente larvas de mosca soldado negro (Hermetia illucens). 

A Estação Zootécnica Nacional (Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária – INIAV), no Vale de Santarém, está a ser a base dos processos em desenvolvimento, sendo um dos objetivos tornar este projeto num exemplo em circularidade da água. Enquanto a água é usada em processos que vão da rega à aquaponia, as lamas são tratadas por insetos, transformando-as em fertilizantes estáveis, sem cheiro e prontos a serem usados nos terrenos agrícolas. Estes novos fertilizantes já se encontram a ser testados em campos de demonstração. 

Tanto as águas tratadas, como as lamas e fertilizantes serão avaliados ecotoxicologicamente pela Univ. de Aveiro e IPBeja. As larvas de inseto utilizadas no tratamento das lamas estão a ser utilizadas em processos de biorefinaria, como a extração de óleo para biocombustíveis, cosméticos e outros usos químicos, e a quitina está a ser usada para transformação em quitosano e posterior uso na criação de bioplásticos. À semelhança do que já aconteceu no passado, a EntoGreen pretende levar este projeto do desenvolvimento de base laboratorial até à sua aplicação industrial, tornando este projeto numa mais valia empresarial e ambiental.

What is the impact?

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  • Promotion of innovation and research: the investment in research in the development of innovative solutions for cleaner and more sustainable agriculture and animal feed. The association with universities also allows for the transfer of knowledge and technology in the future. These collaborative relationships can highlight Portugal in the industry of using insects as a scalable sustainable solution.
  • Reuse of wastewater and promotion of circularity: after the waste water treatment, the sludge is treated by insects, transforming it into stable, odorless fertilizers ready to be used on farmland. The insect larvae used in the sludge treatment are being used in biorefinery processes, such as oil extraction for biofuels, cosmetics, and other chemical uses, and the chitin is being used for transformation into chitosan and subsequent use in the creation of bioplastics. The wastewater disposal is an environmental threat, and this wholesome solution enables a sustainable reuse of the waste and its nutrients in a circular economy perspective.

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About Adega Cooperativa Cantanhede

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  • Promotion of innovation and research: the investment in research in the development of innovative solutions for cleaner and more sustainable agriculture and animal feed. The association with universities also allows for the transfer of knowledge and technology in the future. These collaborative relationships can highlight Portugal in the industry of using insects as a scalable sustainable solution.
  • Reuse of wastewater and promotion of circularity: after the waste water treatment, the sludge is treated by insects, transforming it into stable, odorless fertilizers ready to be used on farmland. The insect larvae used in the sludge treatment are being used in biorefinery processes, such as oil extraction for biofuels, cosmetics, and other chemical uses, and the chitin is being used for transformation into chitosan and subsequent use in the creation of bioplastics. The wastewater disposal is an environmental threat, and this wholesome solution enables a sustainable reuse of the waste and its nutrients in a circular economy perspective.

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https://www.entogreen.com/

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