Patents Assigned to CIRCULAR ORGANICS N.V.
  • Method for separating larvae in a pulp and a liquid fraction
    Patent number: 11591414
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for separating larvae into a pulp fraction and a liquid fraction, including the steps of introducing living larvae into a grinding apparatus whist adding water, grinding the larvae by means of counter-rotating screws and separating the ground biomass of larvae into a pulp and liquid fraction. In particular, the invention is applicable to the larvae of the black soldier fly and produces a chitin-rich pulp and a fat-and-protein-rich liquid fraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignees: CIRCULAR ORGANICS N.V., VITO NV
    Inventors: Stefaan Depraetere, Els D'Hondt, Maarten Uyttebroek, Bert Van Den Bosch, Johan Jacobs