Description du projet
Utiliser un film pour conserver les aliments plus longtemps
Le stockage des aliments permet de consommer ceux-ci pendant un certain temps (généralement des semaines ou des mois) après la récolte plutôt qu’immédiatement. En recourant à des agents antibactériens chimiques, il est possible de conserver les aliments après la récolte. Par exemple, sans l’utilisation d’inhibiteurs de germination, les pommes de terre ne pourraient pas être stockées pendant l’hiver. Il s’avère cependant que certains des produits chimiques utilisés auraient des effets néfastes à long terme sur la santé. Le projet EcoFoil, financé par l’UE, mettra sur le marché une nouvelle méthode de stockage des aliments qui réduit de 95 % le recours aux produits chimiques. Plus précisément, les chercheurs sont en train de développer un film (niveau de préparation technologique 6) qui contient la substance active en dépôt. Ce nouveau film garantira une meilleure conservation des aliments de base.
Objectif
The availability and preservation of healthy food is fundamental. The consumer wants access to food over the whole year. At
the same time, they can only be harvested seasonally or in specific geographical regions.
Chemical antibacterials are currently used after harvesting to preserve food as long as possible. Chlorpropham (CIPC) or
1,4-dimethylnaphthalene are herbicides suspected of having long-term adverse health effects (carcinogenic). In addition it is
harmful to the environment, especially aquatic organisms.
Sema´s new product addresses the problem of the use of sprout inhibitors. Our project proposal includes the market
introduction of a new method for storing food, whereby it does not come into direct contact with the germ inhibitor and
reduces the use of chemicals by 95%. The idea is based on a newly developed film (TRL6) that contains the active
ingredient as a depot. Through air circulation, the active ingredient exits the depot film contactlessly, in a controlled, constant
and economical manner. The target customer is the entire food industry, but in particular companies specialising in the
storage of food (total market volume in Europe: > € 5 billion).
Our advantages are:
1. the efficacy of preservation
- Preservation of staple foods with excellent product quality
2. sustainable procedure
- Less use of chemicals
- energy-efficient storage
3. storage organisation
- Reduction of the use of chemicals with minimal changes to previous storage
- Plug-and-play - easy installation
- Low workload
4. economic advantages
- Low operating and investment costs
We are convinced we launch a product onto the market that meets the requirements of our target costumers . The ecological
pressure of the end consumers, the cost pressure of the storage companies and the increased environmental awareness
generate a high demand. With EcoFoil and our experienced and motivated staff we will realize a successfull
commercialisation. EcoFoil instead of chemical cocktail!
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06869 Coswig
Allemagne
L’entreprise s’est définie comme une PME (petite et moyenne entreprise) au moment de la signature de la convention de subvention.