ULTRAVEG

"Development of a high power ultrasound system for the low-cost, fast, effective and quality drying of fruit and vegetables"

Coordinatore	GOKSER MAKINA SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI    more  Organization address address: YIL BULVARI 57 SOKAK 96 city: ANKARA postcode: 6370 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Hilal Cognome: ünal Email: send email Telefono: + 90 312 385 7041 Fax: + 90 312 385 7042
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Turkey [TR]
Sito del progetto	http://www.ultraveg.eu/
Totale costo	1˙483˙310 €
EC contributo	1˙093˙057 €
Programma	FP7-SME Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
Code Call	FP7-SME-2007-1
Funding Scheme	BSG-SME
Anno di inizio	2008
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2008-09-01   -   2010-08-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	GOKSER MAKINA SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI  Organization address address: YIL BULVARI 57 SOKAK 96 city: ANKARA postcode: 6370 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Hilal Cognome: ünal Email: send email Telefono: + 90 312 385 7041 Fax: + 90 312 385 7042	TR (ANKARA)	coordinator	0.00
2	AKTIVE ARC SARL  Organization address address: LES LOGES city: LA VUE DES ALPES contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Helene Cognome: Kristrom Email: send email Telefono: +41-32-853 5665 Fax: +41 32 853 5664	CH (LA VUE DES ALPES)	participant	0.00
3	FULLWELL MILL LIMITED  Organization address address: NORTH HYLTON ROAD - SOUTHWICK IND ESTATE UNIT 5D city: SUNDERLAND postcode: SR5 3TX contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Richard Cognome: Friend Email: send email Telefono: 441915000000	UK (SUNDERLAND)	participant	0.00
4	Gefriertrocknung Greven GmbH  Organization address address: Am Eggenkamp 8-10 city: GREVEN postcode: 48268 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: J Cognome: Lopes Email: send email Telefono: +49 (2571) 507-101 Fax: +49 (2571) 507- 11 -101	DE (GREVEN)	participant	0.00
5	HEBOLD MIXING & MORE GMBH  Organization address address: GRODENER CHAUSSEE 25-29 city: CUXHAVEN postcode: 27472 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Andreas Cognome: Keller Email: send email Telefono: +49 (4721) 6018 - 0 Fax: +49 (4721) 6018 - 50	DE (CUXHAVEN)	participant	0.00
6	INNOVACIO I RECERCA INDUSTRIAL I SOSTENIBLE SL  Organization address address: AVENIDA DEL CANAL OLIMPIC 15 PARC MEDITERRANI DE LA TECNOLOGIA EDIFICIO C4 BLOQUE ANEXO PLANTA BAJA city: Castelldefels postcode: 8860 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Oonagh Cognome: Mc Nerney Email: send email Telefono: + 34 652839215 Fax: + 34 932000755	ES (Castelldefels)	participant	0.00
7	TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BERLIN  Organization address address: STRASSE DES 17 JUNI 135 city: BERLIN postcode: 10623 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Roswitha Cognome: Koskinas Email: send email Telefono: +49 30 314-21370 Fax: +49 30 314 21121	DE (BERLIN)	participant	0.00
8	VEREIN ZUR FOERDERUNG DES TECHNOLOGIETRANSFERS AN DER HOCHSCHULE BREMERHAVEN E.V.  Organization address address: An der Karlstadt 10 city: BREMERHAVEN postcode: 27568 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Claudia Cognome: Krines Email: send email Telefono: +49 (0)471 4832-162 Fax: +49 (0)471 4832-129	DE (BREMERHAVEN)	participant	0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Dried food is a major element in modern food processing and a staple ingredient for an increasing variety of foodstuffs. Dried food offers many advantages for the mass production of commercially prepared goods, not least cheaper transportation costs, longer storage life and ease of use. However modern drying methods, such as Accelerated Freeze-Drying, prove costly, time consuming, labour and energy intensive, limitations which can prove more crippling for SMEs. There is a need to provide EU dried food SMEs with a technology which will help to remain competitive in the EU and global dried food sectors. Preliminary research conducted to date suggests that the application of high power ultrasound (HPU) for the dehydration of porous materials may be very effective in processes in which heat-sensitive materials such as foodstuff have to be treated. HPU is a powerful technology that is safe and environmentally friendly, efficient and economical. High-intensity ultrasonic vibrations are capable of affecting mass transfer processes with the result of increasing the drying rate of materials, thereby permitting the use of lower temperatures or shorter treatment times. This process thus shows promise for assisting the dehydration of fruits, vegetables and other foods, preserving the quality attributes of the food products and during this project a HPU based pre-treatment method will be developed. A prototype will be built and tested prior to conventional drying processes to improve the added value of the dried product and enable faster, more cost effective and energy efficient drying of food, which will empower and equip SMEs from the European dried food industry to compete against the growing threat of global competition and large multinationals. It will also result in increased sales of high powered ultrasound components and equipment. The project holds benefits for European competitiveness and innovation, employment, the environment and society at large.'