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Innovation in the process of cork production for elimination of odours responsible for cork taint

Objective

Cork taint due to the presence of trichloroanisole and other volatile compounds is responsible for approximately 1000MECUs annual losses to the wine and cork industry posing a serious survival problem to hundred of Sees in the Em's less favoured regions, as well as a threat to the continuation of the cultivation of cork oak forests and their complex ecosystems. The problem of cork taint must be overcome to ensure the survival of this almost exclusively European based industry in order to economically compete with the growing threat of the synthetic cork stopper industry, an increasingly non-European based sector. The work plan for the Step 2 Demonstration project to be assessed under the auspices of this exploratory award aims at the industrial scale implementation of an integrated approach for cork treatment composed of chemical-chemical unit operation and their combination thereof to guarantee taint free cork stoppers. The possibility of the implementation of such unit operations will be explored and some preliminary investigations carried out to demonstrate the viability of the proposed unit operations. Suitable partners for participation in the Step 2 Demonstration project will be identified and detailed project planning and writing of the Step 2

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ALVARO COELHO IRMAOS SA
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Zona Industrial de Prime Apartado
4535 LOUROSA/ MOZELOS MURADO
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