Insect processing systems
Insect processing offers a viable solution to the challenges of food scarcity. The increasing global population and a 50% increase in demand for protein-rich food supply make insect processing systems essential to provide high-nutritional value feedstock for fish, poultry, and livestock. Alfa Laval insect processing systems can extract high-quality insect proteins and lipids from many types of insects, especially the black soldier fly, crickets and mealworms (Tenebrio Molitor).
Sustainable, high-quality protein meal for animal and aquaculture nutrition
- High-quality end products, low energy consumption
- Low temperature, short process time
- Hygienic design with gentle product handling throughout
- Quick start-up and shutdown time
- Modular approach for step-wise capacity expansion
Insects are excellent sources of nutrients with 80% protein by weight. They have energy-rich fat and micronutrients and are a great source of iron for fish, poultry, livestock or even human consumption. Furthermore, using insects as food, we can raise an alternative food source that uses less space and has a reduced environmental impact than other protein sources such as chicken, pigs, and beef.
Alfa Laval can provide food-grade processing lines for the production of food or food ingredients for human consumption. Furthermore, our insect processing systems are sustainable, high-yield solutions that reduce emissions and use less land, water and energy than conventional systems.
Alfa Laval and partner Bühler Insect Technology Solutions (BITS) can provide full-scale insect processing solutions – from specific units to a complete plant for insect rearing and processing, including wet and dry rendering. At the core is the proven Alfa Laval Centriflow continuous wet rendering system to extract valuable proteins and lipids.
This combined expertise optimize industrial insect processing plants. The result? Higher protein recovery, more energy savings, and greater flexibility to ramp up production to meet growing demand.
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Comment fonctionne-t-elle ?
Les systèmes Alfa Laval Centriflow pour insectes sont au cœur du système de transformation des insectes, qui est conçu à partir l'équipement de base éprouvé d'Alfa Laval. Le dégraissage humide nécessite les étapes suivantes :
- Préparation des matières premières : pré-découpage des larves pour améliorer l'efficacité du pompage, du chauffage et de la séparation
- Chauffage : chauffage direct par injection de vapeur dans un tube de fonte ou chauffage indirect avec l'échangeur thermique à surface raclée Contherm Alfa Laval
- Séparation en décanteur triphasé : déshydratation de la matière première chauffée qui est transformée en produit solide, production d'un flux d'eau visqueuse de lipides au moyen d'un décanteur triphasé
- Purification des lipides : purification de la fraction lipidique par séparation centrifuge
- Concentration de l'eau visqueuse : élimination de l'eau dans l'eau visqueuse et récupération de la fraction protéique hydrosoluble à l'aide de l'évaporateur à plaques AlfaVapTM d'Alfa Laval
- Séchage et manipulation des farine : assèchement final des solides des décanteurs et concentration de l'eau visqueuse pour en faire de la farine protéinée de haute qualité à base d'insectes
Insect processing
Extract maximum value from your raw material with a wet rendering system for insect protein and lipids. Minimal heating of the raw material and excellent hygiene gives your products supreme quality and first-class taste, ensuring a high market price. Whether you are just starting at pilot-scale or are running a full-scale insect protein processing plant, we invite you to contact us for a discussion with our application experts on scaling up and process optimization to support your development.
