Labor member of the Shellbrane project, a novel solution for eggshell waste processing

Separating eggshell and its membrane to turn eggshell waste into valuable source materials is the scope of the Shellbrane project in which Labor Srl, INNOVA’s in-house R&D laboratory,  is part of the project consortium.

Agricultural waste management is one of the most emerging problems of food processors. The amount of generated waste as well as the cost of waste disposal is ever increasing across Europe. Egg producers in particular are facing the problem of disposal of eggshell waste.

According to EC regulations, industrial egg-shell is considered a hazardous waste that needs to be collected by national authorities. The annual cost of the waste disposal is estimated around 100.000€ in the case of small or medium-sized egg producers.

The main goal of the Shellbrane project is to de­velop a method for the industrial-scale separation of avian eggshell and its membrane. This core process will be fol­lowed by a drying and packaging mech­anism to make the way-to-market easy. This will provide an easy solution to the waste problem of egg processors and bring to the market a valuable raw ma­terial for the industry.

For more information on the project visit the Shellbrane website.