Objetivo The wine and cork industry incur almost 1000 MEURO per year losses due to cork taint, substances that develop naturally or through contaminating of the cork stopper and cause products of inferior quality. It is proposed to refurbish the cork stopper elaboration process through the incorporation of novel and modular unit operations and a new quality assurance method that could be applied to any size enterprise in the sector. The redesigned process includes novel unit operations of physicochemical treatment , membrane application, photo catalytic oxidation and on the line quality control with immunosensors aims to render the cork stopper production at least 99% taint-free through complimentary incremental improvements. The project proposes to implement the refurbished process in a modular prototype plant. Ámbito científico natural scienceschemical sciencescatalysisphotocatalysisnatural scienceschemical scienceselectrochemistryelectrolysis Programa(s) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Tema(s) 1.1.1.-1. - Key action Food, Nutrition and Health Convocatoria de propuestas Data not available Régimen de financiación DEM - Demonstration contracts Coordinador UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Avinguda dels Paisos Catalans 26 43007 TARRAGONA España Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Participantes (4) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo ALVARO COELHO IRMAOS SA Portugal Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Zona Industrial de Prime Apartado 4535 LOUROSA/ MOZELOS MURADO Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección University Park NG7 2RD NOTTINGHAM Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos University of Patras Grecia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Caratheodory St. 1 26500 PATRAS Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos VITI-VINICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER - AMPELOOENIKI LTD Grecia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Thessaloniki Technology Park 57001 THERMI Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos