Who we are
Innolarva is an initiative promoted by cooperative societies, committed to the protection of the environment and sustainable development, which want to give an efficient, ecologically and socially responsible answer to the management of organic waste.
Company that works the circular and collaborative economy especialized in the recycling and reuse of waste materials, proving solutions for its transformation and possible recovery as a resource.
The Federació d’Agrupacions de Defensa Vegetal Selmar advises and provides services to farmers to apply integrated pest control systems giving priority to biological control techniques.
The generation of organic waste and its impact
430
thousand Tm of organic waste generated in Catalonia
3.5
%
Greenhouse gas emissions are caused by the burning of agricultural waste
7
%
Waste rate of the organic fraction in Catalonia
6
%
Greenhouse gas emissions come from the loss of food waste
What we do
The aim of the project is to transform agri-food organic waste into biomass through a biodegradation process based on the use of insect larvae.
Biodegradation
Circular Economy
Waste recovery
COLLABORATING ENTITIES
Biodegradation process
Biodegradation is a method of disposal of the organic waste that uses the natural process of digestion and the high degrading capacity of the organic materials of certain insects.
We are designing a process for the conversion and transformation of organic waste into biomass and value-added by-products. This involves the construction of breeding units in grow houses that, under controlled conditions, are installed in the farms that generate the organic waste, in a closed cycle that eliminates the costs of transport and the emissions to the atmosphere.
project status
The project is currently in stage TRL3 of Research and Development, experimenting and analyzing the technology.
We already have several species of insects suitable for the degradation of some families of organic waste, and we continue the search to identify other species with a high metabolism and rate of conversion of organic waste into biomass, as well as the possible industrial applications of the value-added by-products that can be obtained.
We will soon be able to offer our services to interested companies in a personalized way, as well as solutions for the automation of processes to increase the bioconversion capacity and industrial scaling of the technology.
Research and Development
Research and Development Service to select the best and optimal insect species to degrade each type of organic waste and its transformation.
Analysis and study
Analysis, design and studies to optimize the process of degradation of organic waste and the use and recovery of by-products that can be obtained.
Prototypes
Development of prototypes of organic by-products, feasibility studies and testing of possible applications.
Insect farms
Consultancy, design and installation of breeding units on farms.
Training and consulting for the start of the activity.
