A novel bioconversion for value-added products from food waste using Musca domestica

Food waste, as a major part of the municipal solid waste has been generated increasingly worldwide. Efficient and feasible utilization of this waste material for productivity process is significant for both economical and environmental reasons. In the present study, Musca domestica larva was used as the carrier to conduct a bioconversion with food waste to get the value-added maggot protein, oil and organic fertilizers. Methods of adult flies rearing, culture medium adjuvant selection, maggot culture conditions, stocking density and the valorization of the waste have been explored. From the experimental results, every 1000 g culture mediums (700 g food waste and 300 g adjuvant) could be disposed by 1.5 g M. domestica eggs under proper culture conditions after emergence in just 4 days, 42.95 +/- 0.25% of which had been consumed and the culture medium residues could be used as good organic fertilizers, accompanying with the food waste consumption, similar to 53.08 g dried maggots that contained 57.06 +/- 2.19% protein and 15.07 +/- 2.03% oil had been produced. The maggot protein for its outstanding pharmacological activities is regarded as a good raw material in the field of medicine and animal feeding. Meanwhile, the maggot oil represents a potential alternative feedstock for biodiesel production. In our study, the maggot biodiesel was obtained after the procedure of transesterification reaction with methanol and the productivity was 87.71%. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.