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Non-thermal process to replace use of sulphites and other chemical preservatives in European wines to meet new European Directive
Start date:2010-12-01
End date:2013-01-31
Project Acronym:PRESERVEWINE
Project status:Completed
Coordinator
| Organization name:FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Kym |
Hansastrasse 27C MUENCHEN DEUTSCHLAND Region:BAYERN OBERBAYERN München, Kreisfreie Stadt |
| Tel:+49 7216091486 | |
| Fax:+49 7216091413 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.fraunhofer.de | Organization Type:Research |
Description
Objective:
We are a partnership of EU SMEs that has identified a promising non-thermal process that can extend wine shelf life while avoiding the use of chemical preservatives and keeping high wine quality. Pressure Change Technology PCT is a low cost process with minimum energy use, that has potential with further development and validation to be of significant commercial benefit to wine producers by providing them an alternative to align to current EC regulations that dramatically reduced the use sulphur dioxide in wines due to the health concerns. With over 1,5 Million wine holdings in Europe, we identified a potential market for this system of at least 1% of wine holdings in Europe (150,000 PCT units).
This project we will extend prior R&D. PCT is a novel non-thermal technique that involves charging product with pressure and an inert gas and then rapidly releasing the pressure; the sudden pressure release causes microbial cell walls to rupture, inactivating microorganisms. It has been demonstrated on a small pilot scale batch process; in this project we will scientifically validate the process, developing and scaling it up into a continuous in-line pre-industrial demonstrator testing it with wine but to also enable application to other liquid foods.
Objectives:
- Repeated validation of the process to reduce microbial loading in wine by at least log10 5 and protect wine from chemical and biological oxidation.
- Enhanced organoleptic quality (aroma and taste) of wine when compared to 'sulphited wine' wines when assed by a trained taste panel.
- Pilot scale demonstration of our PCT system capable of being integrated into a commercial winemaking process line, at flexible design for optional application at various processing stages, with a throughput of 120 L/h / Full HACCP and GMP compliance Provide data to scale up to industrial capacity of 1.2 m3/h at energy costs of 40% to comparable thermal processes, ensuring a potential market share of 1% of the wine holdings in Europe.
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Project Details
Start date:2010-12-01
End date:2013-01-31
Duration:26 months
Project Reference:262507
Project cost:1731720 EURO
Project Funding:1188499 EURO
Programme Acronym:
FP7-SME
Programme type:Seventh Framework Programme
Subprogramme Area:Co-operative Research (all areas of science and technology), Research for SMEs
Contract type:Research for SMEs
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Subject index:Coordination, Cooperation, Policies, Economic Aspects, Innovation, Technology Transfer, Scientific Research, Evaluation
Other participants
| Organization name:ASSOCIATION POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT DE L'ENSEIGNEMENT ET DES RECHERCHES AUPRES DES UNIVERSITES, DES CENTRES DE RECHERCHE ET DES ENTREPRISES D'AQUITAINE | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Jean |
AVENUE DU DOCTEUR ALBERT SCHWEITZER - CENTRE CONDORCET 162 196 PESSAC FRANCE Region:SUD-OUEST AQUITAINE Gironde |
| Tel:+33-556151156 | |
| Fax:+33-556151160 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.adera.fr | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:CENTRE DE RECERCA I INNOVACIO DE CATALUNYA S.A. | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Rica |
CALLE VICTOR PRADERA 45 CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT ESPAÑA Region:ESTE CATALUÑA Barcelona |
| Tel:+34-932049922 | |
| Fax:+34-932049866 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.cric.cat | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:STATIFLO INTERNATIONAL LTD | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Philip |
Wood Street MACCLESFIELD UNITED KINGDOM Region:NORTH WEST (UK) CHESHIRE |
| Tel:+44-162551143360 | |
| Fax:+44-1625511376 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.statiflo.net | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:AZIENDA AGRICOLA TENUTE DEI VALLARINO S.R.L. | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Paolo |
REGIONE VALLE ASINARI 21 SAM MARZANO OLIVETO ITALIA Region: |
| Tel:+39-0141830216 | |
| Fax:+39-01410829296 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.tenutedeivallarino.com | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:SENSOTECH GMBH | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Iris |
STEINFELDSTRASSE 1 BARLEBEN DEUTSCHLAND Region:SACHSEN-ANHALT MAGDEBURG Ohrekreis |
| Tel:+49-39203514100 | |
| Fax:+49-39203514109 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.sensotech.com | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:EDECTO GMBH DRESDEN | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Edith |
ERLWEINSTRASSE 9 DRESDEN DEUTSCHLAND Region:SACHSEN Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt |
| Tel:+49-3518732276 | |
| Fax:+49-3518732259 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.edecto.de | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:MAAG PUMP SYSTEMS AG | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Michael |
ASPSTRASSE 12 OBERGLATT SCHWEIZ/SUISSE/SVIZZERA Region:ZÜRICH Zürich |
| Tel:+41-442788260 | |
| Fax:+41-442788319 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.maag.com | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:HECKMANN POLSKA PRODUKCIA METALOWAI MASZYN SP.Z.O.O. | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Andreas |
ul. Sulecinska 1a KRZESZYCE POLSKA Region: |
| Tel:+48-957573311 | |
| Fax:+48-957573312 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.heckmann-mt.de | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:SOCIETE CIVILE AGRICOLE DU CHATEAU GUIRAUD | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Xavier |
CHATEAU GUIRAUD 1 SAUTERNES FRANCE Region:SUD-OUEST AQUITAINE Gironde |
| Tel:+33-556766101 | |
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| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.chateauguiraud.com | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:COMITE DE LA COMMUNAUTE ECONOMIQUE EUROPEENNE INDUSTRIES COMMERCE VINS VINS AROMATISES VINS MOUSSEUX VINS LIQUEUR PRODUITS VIGNE AISBL | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:José Ramón |
AVENUE DES ARTS 43 BRUSSELS BELGIQUE-BELGIË Region:REG.BRUXELLES-CAP./BRUSSELS HFDST. GEW. |
| Tel:+32-22309970 | |
| Fax:+32-025130218 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.ceev.be | Organization Type: |
Record control number:97039
