Journal
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
Volume 208, Issue -, Pages 211-219Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.10.017
Keywords
BSF; Feedstock evaluation; Fly larvae composting; Hermetia illucens; Larval development; Organic waste management
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- Swedish Research Council (FORMAS)
- Swiss Federal Office for Environment (BAFU) within the Eco-Innovera platform (research programme SPROUT - Safe PRotein frOm Unused wasTe) [2013-2020]
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Global population growth has led to an urgent need for more efficient food production systems. Moreover, as income levels increase, dietary preferences are shifting to more animal-based products. However, current feed protein sources deplete wild fish populations and contribute to rainforest deforestation. Capturing the resources in organic waste could help alleviate environmental impacts of food production. The larvae of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) are ferocious feeders on decomposing organic material and could be used as protein source in animal feed. This study evaluated development of black soldier fly larvae on eight urban organic waste fractions and two control substrates. Principal component analysis was conducted to identify substrate properties that contributed to treatment efficiency and larval development. The main treatment factors found to be affected by substrate were waste-to-biomass conversion ratio, larval development time and final prepupal weight. The substrate properties with the greatest impact on biomass conversion ratio and larval development time were content of total volatile solids and protein content, while only total volatile solids content affected final prepupal weight. It was concluded that black soldier fly larvae are versatile in their feedstock preferences and can be used to treat a variety of organic waste streams, provided that the total volatile solids and nitrogen content are sufficiently high to support larval development. Abattoir waste, food waste, human faeces and a mixture of abattoir waste - fruits & vegetables are waste streams that are highly suitable for fly larvae treatment. (C) 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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