Objective The prime objective of the proposed YOGHURTAIR project is to generate knowledge and enhance the overall competitiveness of the European dairy industry by developing a novel environmentally benign and cost-effective technology and a versatile pilot system for yoghurt processing. The novelty lies in employing air-cycle-based heat pumps to meet simultaneously the heating and cooling demands of the yoghurt manufacture.This emerging production method will be implemented for the first time in the dairy sector to provide a perfect processing cycle, involving both a healthy product of natural origin and a system operating with the most natural and purest refrigerant available in the environment. Such an innovative "natural product - natural process" concept affords a unified strategy for integral solving of major environmental, quality and efficiency problems of the conventional food processing by consolidating a critical mass of complementary expertise from SMEs and academia across the EU, associated sates and INCO target countries.A series of workshops will be arranged and held throughout Europe to promote the new technique among milk processors and end users. Europe-wide dissemination of printed, CD and Internet publications is foreseen to rise the public awareness o f the environmental, health and economic benefits offered by the YOGHURTAIR technology. Feasibility studies will also be conducted on possible applications to thermal and refrigerated processing of other highly perishable biotechnological materials. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetagricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedairy Programme(s) FP6-SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs Call for proposal FP6-2002-SME-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN Address Belfield Dublin Ireland See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all G.R. INSTRUMENTS B.V Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address Voswijk 7 Wijk bij duurstede See on map LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY "MODERN REFRIGERATION TECHNOLOGIES - VELIS REFRIGERATION" Russia EU contribution € 0,00 Address 4, volokolomskoe str. Moscow See on map BULGARIAN SOCIETY OF HEATING, REFRIGERATION AND AIR-CONDITIONING ENGINEERS Bulgaria EU contribution € 0,00 Address 8 kliment ohridski blvd. Sofia See on map ZUIVELBOERDERIJ ARNS Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address Kortslag 2a Zevenaar See on map TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA DIRECTORATE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH - NIS Bulgaria EU contribution € 0,00 Address 8 kliment ohrisdki blvd. Sofia See on map THE UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Senate house, tyndall avenue Bristol See on map Links Website Opens in new window CEMAGREF - CENTRE NATIONAL DU MACHINISME AGRICOLE DU GÉNIE RURAL DES EAUX ET DES FORÊTS France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Parc de tourvoie BP44 Paris (antony) See on map Links Website Opens in new window AGROTECHNOLOGY & FOOD INNOVATIONS B.V. Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address Bornsesteeg 59 Wageningen See on map Links Website Opens in new window
