1 InSolEx Mid Term Review Meeting 4 December 2008 Welcome and Introduction Format of mid-term...

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InSolEx Mid Term Review Meeting4 December 2008

Welcome and Introduction Format of mid-term meetingTour de table

Andrew LivingstonHead of Department,Chemical EngineeringImperial College London

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Progress of InSolEx Project @ mid termcovering:

Scientific Networking Training Administrative and management

Future plans and developments

Purpose of Mid-term meeting

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9 organisations9 ESRs & 3 ERs totalling 432 Person

months2,796,270 Euros financingProject mid point – 1 November 2008:Opportunity to review main achievements

and developments, proposed modifications

Project overview –deliverables and focus

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Scientific, technological and socio-economic reasons for research

Technical focus - advance processing of natural extracts using cutting edge research

New technologies to predict process performance for new applications

Research focus and methodology

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Research Cluster 1 Optimisation of Extraction and

Separation Conditions

Cluster Co-ordinator - Brno Key Partners – Imperial, Due, FRANTZESKAKIS, UCAPOR.ESB, DNO

Research Cluster 3 Modification of HVNCs

Cluster Co-ordinator – UCAPOR.ESB

Key Partners – WeDoTech, DNO

Research Cluster 2 Develop Enhanced

Purification/Isolation Technologies

Cluster Co-ordinator - DE Key Partners – Imperial, Brno, MET

Research Cluster 4 Develop Processes and Products

Cluster Co-ordinator - DUE

Key Partners – All members of network

Research Cluster 5 Proof-of-Principle at Large Lab Scale

Cluster Co-ordinator - DNO

Key Partners – All members of network

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Development of new membranes of adjustable MWCO and superior solvent ability – Imperial, MET

Application of membrane technology to HNVC – DUE, MET

New analytical method for analysis of crude natural mixtures – UCAPO.ESB

New solvent system selection methods providing efficient prediction of starting method for HPCCC – DE

CAD system to predict extraction system for HVNC – BRNO

Insolex research highlights

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Major review of sources of HVNCs from food industry – Wedotech

Enhancement of removal efficiency using a membrane assisted – LLE approach. To recover pure product – JF

Fractionation vs spiking to increase antioxydant benefit – MET

Novel green chemistry identified for design and sythensis of antioxydants – DNO

Development and optimisation of extraction processes –MET, DUE, Imperial

Insolex project highlights

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Networking - Methodological approach & work plan

Technology SMEs

Transfer of Knowledge Technology and

process research and development

Universities Fundamental Science and Engineering

End Users

Commerical Opportunities

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Participants

3 Universities: - Imperial College (UK) - UCAPOR.ESB (Portugal) - University of Brno (Czech Rep) 4 Technology SMEs: - MET Ltd (UK) - WeDoTech Lda (Portugal); - Dynamic Extractions Ltd (UK) - Due Miljo AS (Norway) 2 End Users: - Denomega (Norway) - Frantzeskakis & Bros SA (Greece)

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High ratio of industry partners to Universities allows effective industry-academia partnerships

Effective inter-sectorial and multidisciplinary synergies – cross-visits and secondments enhance collaborative research, eg MET/Imperial, Wedotech/ESB

Regular network meetings every 6 months – excellent participation

Collaboration with other networks eg Namempro FP6 and new FP7 projects

Networking

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ESRs benefit from training through: Local training and mentoring – ESRs’

employers and through secondments Universities (IRL scheme) - technical and

professional skills courses covering IP, leadership, technical writing, presentations.

Customised training organised by network including Professional Skills 2 days, Six Sigma 3 days.

Training

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Overall budget of Euros 2,796,270 Approximately 35% of budget spent by mid

term (€961,260) Budgeted overspend on travel Budgeted underspend on Research and

Transfer of knowledge

Administrative and management

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Admit Technical University of Crete to project = 1 ER x 12 months

Enhance InSolEx project and deliverables and transfer of knowledge

Project - Develop optimised LLE method to remove hydroxy-tyrosol from olive mill wastewater, irrespective of amount of wastewater

Modifications to Project

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TUC role in Project

Project - exploitation of polyphenols in olive mill wastewater (enhanced recovery through physical/biological means).Combine LLE of hydroxy-tyrosol from OMW of hydrolysing microorganisms to covert in situ oleuropein to hydroxy-tyrosol with continuous removal of the hydroxy-tyrosol from the bioreactor – a membrane bioreactor can eliminate demand for high temps using a steam based hydrolosis approach.

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