Descrizione del progetto
Una pellicola per conservare gli alimenti
La conservazione consente di consumare gli alimenti per un determinato periodo di tempo (in genere settimane o mesi) dopo il raccolto e non solo immediatamente. L’utilizzo di antibatterici chimici permette di preservare i prodotti alimentari dopo la raccolta. Ad esempio, senza l’impiego di sostanze inibenti la germogliazione, le patate non potrebbero essere conservate durante l’inverno. Tuttavia, si sospetta che alcune delle sostanze chimiche usate abbiano effetti negativi sul lungo periodo. Il progetto EcoFoil, finanziato dall’UE, lancerà sul mercato un nuovo metodo di conservazione degli alimenti in grado di ridurre l’utilizzo di sostanze chimiche del 95 %. Nello specifico, sta sviluppando una pellicola (livello di maturità tecnologica: 6) che contiene l’ingrediente attivo come deposito. Questa nuova pellicola estenderà la conservazione degli alimenti base.
Obiettivo
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!
Campo scientifico
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Programma(i)
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H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1
Meccanismo di finanziamento
SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1Coordinatore
06869 Coswig
Germania
L’organizzazione si è definita una PMI (piccola e media impresa) al momento della firma dell’accordo di sovvenzione.