Conserval

Recovery of by-products and waste water from the canning industry in the POCTEP space

ABOUT US

Conserval

CONSERVAL is a collaborative project between Spain and Portugal co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund ERDF through the Interreg V-A Spain-Portugal Programme (POCTEP) 2014-2020, which aims to develop technologies for the recovery of by-products and waste water from the canning sector in Galicia and Northern Portugal.

More specifically, CONSERVAL aims to transform these solid and liquid streams into products with greater added value and high business potential, such as specific volatile fatty acids, fish oils with a high Omega 3 content and high value protein hydrolysates.

What is our impact?

To develop sustainable management models based on the valorisation of waste flows from the canning industry to obtain high added value products: volatile fatty acids, oils and proteins. Specifically:

Economic

To contribute to the circular economy model where waste is converted into resources, thus minimizing the environmental impact and making the most of natural resources

Environmental

Developing technological lines for the recovery of waste from the canning sector, such as acid fermentation and enzymatic hydrolysis

Social

To contribute to a technological and innovative model in an integrated way with all the actors of the value chain, taking into account the social and economic impact

TOWARDS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY

In the canning industry

CONSERVAL promotes the modernization of the sector with a sustainable management model that contributes to preserve the marine space, while promoting the economic growth of the region.

Materials and Resources

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