Obiettivo Olive oil is a key product of the European agro-alimentary sector, and is increasingly recognised by consumers worldwide as part of a healthy diet due to its elevated oleic acid content, and antioxidant properties. Around 2 million tonnes of olive oil are produced each year in the EU by mainly SME olive producers, cooperatives, mills, refiners, blenders, and distributors, employing some 800,000 people. The EU is world’s major olive oil producer and consumer, but faces increased competition from non-EU Mediterranean and other countries including Argentina, Mexico, South Africa, Australia, and the USA, which have large extensions of land suited to high-density cultivation of olives. Olives contain around 17-26% by weight of oil. Virgin olive oil production involves crushing of the olives and separation of the oil from the solid matter and vegetable water, however, current processes suffer from limitations in olive oil yield and quality, and energy usage. OILPULSE will overcome such limitations by complementing existing and new mill equipment with pulsed electric field (PEF) technology - an emerging food technology, which can be used to improve process yield as a less energy and time consuming alternative to thermal or enzymatic treatment. It is being applied to a wide range of food products at pilot plant scale and also for non-thermal commercial food preservation whilst retaining fresh food characteristics. The expected benefits of OILPULSE are: •Increased virgin olive oil yield •Increased virgin olive oil phytonutrient content, to improve consumer health benefits and olive oil shelf life. •Reduction of olive paste temperature during processing, to provide energy savings, and improved oil quality whilst retaining yield. The benefits of the novel OILPULSE technology could also be applied to the mechanical extraction of other edible oils and oils for bio-diesel production. Campo scientifico engineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesfood technologymedical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutritionagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturevegetable growingengineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbiofuels Programma(i) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Argomento(i) SME-1 - Research for SMEs Invito a presentare proposte FP7-SME-2008-1 Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinatore TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BERLIN Contributo UE € 67 667,20 Indirizzo STRASSE DES 17 JUNI 135 10623 Berlin Germania Mostra sulla mappa Regione Berlin Berlin Berlin Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contatto amministrativo Simone Ludwig (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (4) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto HAKKI USTA MAK.SAN.TIC.LTD.STI Turchia Contributo UE € 260 430,31 Indirizzo Astim Organize Sanayi Bölgesi 09100 AYDIN Mostra sulla mappa Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Kutay Dileklen (Mr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato ACEITES MALAGON SL Spagna Contributo UE € 267 896,12 Indirizzo GLORIETA 23 DE JUNIO 4 13420 MALAGON Mostra sulla mappa Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Blanca Moraleda (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato D'ADDATO AGROALIMENTARE SNC Italia Contributo UE € 257 375,38 Indirizzo STRADA PROVINCIALE 13 BISCEGLIE 70052 BISCEGLIE Mostra sulla mappa Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Campana Monica (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato NTRAM GENERAL S.A. Spagna Contributo UE € 64 296,00 Indirizzo CALLE VICTOR PRADERA 45 08940 Cornella De Llobregat Barcelona Mostra sulla mappa Regione Este Cataluña Barcelona Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Albert Nieto (Mr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato