ORGANIC FERTILIZER FROM VEGETABLE WATER
In this blog, we will talk about a new organic fertilizer obtained from vegetable water (liquid part of olive pomace a by-product of the olive oil sector). WHAT IS THE FERTILIZER OR FERTILIZER? A fertilizer is any type of organic or inorganic substance that contains nutrients in forms assimilable by plants, to maintain or increase […]
HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF OLIVE POMACE
How to get the most out of the olive pomace? It is a question that many pomace extractors in Spain are currently asking. And to know the answer to this question, it is necessary to know what the olive pomace is and what are the different outlets it has. We will deal with this topic […]
WHAT TO DO WITH THE OLIVE POMACE?
What to do with the olive pomace is a fundamental and very common question today within the olive sector, whether you are new to the sector or already senior. And this why? One may wonder what to do with the olive pomace when: HOW IMPORTANT IS THIS OLIVE POMACE TREATMET? Due to the inequality between […]
Smallops creates nanoparticles from oil production waste
Smallops crea nanopartículas con residuos de la producción de aceite en Videos The Extremadura-based company Smallops transforms the waste generated by the production of olive oil, alpechin, and alperujo into nanoparticles and biogas “to revalue all the waste generated in the sector.” This was explained by the company’s CEO and co-founder, Íñigo Monreal, who explained […]
THE OLIVE POMACE
WHAT IS THE OLIVE POMACE? It is a by-product obtained from the centrifugation of the olive in the production of oil. The olive pomace is made up of parts of the olive but also with remains of its oil. It has a more solid part that will be the pomace and another part that is […]
The birthday greeting that led to a disruptive project to produce biogas from olive oil waste.
The startup Smallops produces biogas from olive oil waste and also iron nanoparticles for environmental applications. It was hard for Íñigo to imagine that calling his friend Rubén to wish him a happy birthday would be so beneficial. It was 2018, and they were both pursuing their university studies. The entrepreneurial adventure that would give […]
Smallops – nanotechnology company from Spain – wins Research and Innovation Award at prestigious anaerobic digestion and biogas industry ceremony
Smallops S.L, a nanotechnology business from Bajadoz in Spain, won the Research and Innovation Award at the 2023 AD and Biogas Industry Awards, a competition organised annually by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) and the World Biogas Association (WBA). They were presented with their trophy at a prestigious gala ceremony in Birmingham, UK on 29 March. Smallops was recognised for […]
THE VEGETABLE WATER, WHAT IS IT, WHAT ARE ITS USES?
Oil extraction is one of the oldest processes we have. Already in ancient times it was used for gastronomic purposes as well as beauty. To this day, its extraction process is somewhat complicated and in it you can see three phases or steps where the so-called olive pomace is obtained, which is divided into bone, […]
Smallops: this is how this startup closes the agricultural circle
Entrepreneurs and the Cajamar Cooperative Group want to highlight agri-food innovation and have selected around twenty Spanish projects with significant potential in this area. At Smallops, they offer an all-in-one solution. They begin by utilizing the 10 million tons of waste derived from olive oil production, such as vegetable water and olive pomace. These wastes […]
HOW TO IMPROVE BIOGAS PRODUCTION WITHOUT MAKING LARGE INVESTMENTS
In this article, we will focus on explaining how we can improve biogas production without making large investments. It is true that today the use of renewable energies such as biogas and biomethane is being promoted more and more. In one of our articles, we talked about what biogas and biomethane are and how they […]