Vitartis has today published “Food of the Future” in which they highlight the collaboration with the Institute for Sustainable Processes through the FungeUVa (pages 128-129).
This collaboration has led to several projects that have demonstrated that the valorization of pig manure is feasible, being able to obtain from this waste high value-added products and/or biofuels. This is achieved through the biological treatment of pig manure with algae and bacteria. In addition to removing organic matter, algal-bacterial biomass removes nutrients due to its ability to efficiently fix nitrogen and phosphorus, this makes this biomass an excellent biofertilizer. Also, it can be used in animal feed due to its high content in amino acids, vitamins and essential fatty acids. It can also be used to produce proteins for industrial use or biofuels such as ethanol, given its high carbohydrate content.
This research work is part of several projects financed by the Junta de Castilla y León and EU-FEDER funds (CLU 2017-09, UIC 071, VA080G18) and by the Mineco (CTQ2017-84006-C3-1-R).
