Innovative ideas focused on sustainability
All of them are part of our sixth “Entrepreneurs List,” which stands out for its innovative business models. Smallops – Nanotechnology to End Waste Olive oil production in Spain generates approximately ten million tons of waste, and the national waste management capacity is around six million tons. “At Smallops, we are dedicated to the recovery […]
‘Smallops’, the company founded by a student from Alicante that works on sustainable nanoparticles
‘Mallas OPS’ is the project being worked on by three entrepreneurs seeking solutions to climate change through science. Rubén Escudero, Íñigo Monreal, and María Jara are members of the ‘Smallops’ team, a startup based in Badajoz that has been working since 2020 to find solutions to climate change through nanoparticles. Rubén Escudero (Elche, 1995) has […]
Circular Seas awards four initiatives that promote the circular economy in marine spaces.
Madrid, December 9, 2021. The scientific studies “Transformation of wet wipe waste from beaches into activated carbon. Applications as an example of the circular economy,” directed by Francisco Ignacio Franco Duro; “Malla OPS,” led by Rubén Escudero; and “Current situation of plastic litter in aquatic ecosystems linked to the Ebro River in Arguedas (Gateway to […]
Grand Gala of the XVII Entrepreneurs Awards
Entrepreneurs Award for Innovation in the Agri-Food Sector: Smallops This category aims to encourage business creation in the agri-food sector through technological and innovative entrepreneurship and to provide Spanish companies in this sector with new solutions that make them more competitive internationally. The award was presented by Ricardo García Lorenzo, director of Cajamar Innova and […]
The Extremadura-based company Smallops has developed a solution to produce biogas from olive oil waste.
Smallops is a company dedicated to the valorization of olive oil waste to produce zero-valent iron nanoparticles encapsulated in carbon and biogas (green energy). Just over a year ago, the three founding partners, María Jara, Rubén Escudero, and Iñigo Monreal, established ourselves in Badajoz, Extremadura, to develop the technology and test the technical and economic […]
SMALLOPS presents at Expobiomasa the new system for the valorization of olive oil residues with zero waste through the production of OPS
OPS are zero-valent iron nanoparticles encapsulated in a carbon matrix, green energy, and digestate that can be transformed into fertilizer, organic amendment, and/or compost. This process reduces polyphenols, enabling biogas generation using only vegetable water and alperujo as sole substrates. OPS are produced from vegetable water using hydrothermal carbonization techniques, a new method for synthesizing […]
Smallops wants to change the business model of grape seed oil with nanoparticles
The olive pomace sector is an essential part of the olive oil and olive oil industry’s value chain, providing solutions to an environmental problem and generating a commercial outlet for olive pomace oil, especially the stone and the pomace. However, the current situation of low prices in the sector, coupled with increasing production, has placed […]