PLA4FOOD

Active Multilayer Packaging based on Optimized PLA formulations for Minimally Processed Vegetables and Fruits

 Coordinatore AIMPLAS - ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE MATERIALES PLASTICOS Y CONEXAS 

 Organization address address: CALLE GUSTAVE EIFFEL 4 PARQUE TECNOLOGICO DE PATERNA
city: PATERNA VALENCIA
postcode: 46980

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Valentin
Cognome: Polo Ramirez
Email: send email
Telefono: +34 96 136 60 40
Fax: +34 96 136 60 41

 Nazionalità Coordinatore Spain [ES]
 Sito del progetto http://www.aimplas.es/proyectos/pla4food/
 Totale costo 1˙500˙782 €
 EC contributo 1˙108˙845 €
 Programma FP7-SME
Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
 Code Call FP7-SME-2010-1
 Funding Scheme BSG-SME
 Anno di inizio 2010
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2010-12-01   -   2013-05-31

 Partecipanti

# participant  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    AIMPLAS - ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE MATERIALES PLASTICOS Y CONEXAS

 Organization address address: CALLE GUSTAVE EIFFEL 4 PARQUE TECNOLOGICO DE PATERNA
city: PATERNA VALENCIA
postcode: 46980

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Valentin
Cognome: Polo Ramirez
Email: send email
Telefono: +34 96 136 60 40
Fax: +34 96 136 60 41

ES (PATERNA VALENCIA) coordinator 38˙771.66
2    ADDCOMP HOLLAND BV

 Organization address address: RUDOLF DIESELSTRAAT 8
city: NIJVERDAL
postcode: RUDOLF DIESELSTRAAT

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Margareth
Cognome: Koppes
Email: send email
Telefono: +31 54 8620403
Fax: +31 54 8620369

NL (NIJVERDAL) participant 226˙389.83
3    DOMCA S.A

 Organization address address: CAMINO DE JAYENA Sn
city: ALHENDIN GRANADA
postcode: 18620

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Carlos
Cognome: Girela Baena
Email: send email
Telefono: +34 958 576486
Fax: +34 958 576389

ES (ALHENDIN GRANADA) participant 219˙615.22
4    PROYECTOS MECANICOS LEVANTE S.L.

 Organization address address: CAMINO PLA DE MUSEROS - POLIGONO LES FORQUES 1
city: ALMAZORA
postcode: 12550

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Jaime
Cognome: Segarra Campañá
Email: send email
Telefono: 34964529333
Fax: 34964104396

ES (ALMAZORA) participant 175˙235.40
5    ALESCO GMBH & CO KG

 Organization address address: SCHONTHALER STRASSE 55
city: LANGERWEHE
postcode: 52379

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Heinz
Cognome: Mundt
Email: send email
Telefono: +49 2423 402165
Fax: +49 2423 402265

DE (LANGERWEHE) participant 171˙611.90
6    POLYRAZ PLASTICS INDUSTRIES

 Organization address address: Kibbutz Maoz Haim
city: MAOZ HAIM
postcode: 10845

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Amotz
Cognome: Tal
Email: send email
Telefono: +972 4 6064671
Fax: +972 4 6064800

IL (MAOZ HAIM) participant 167˙804.64
7    TROYKA MAKINA GIDA INSAAT MUHENDISLIK ENERJI CEVRE BILISIM ARASTIRMA GELISTIRME DANISMANLIK SANAYI VE PAZARLAMA LIMITED SIRKETI

 Organization address address: ODTU TEKNOKENT IKIZLER BINASI
city: ANKARA
postcode: 6531

contact info
Titolo: Prof.
Nome: Nuri
Cognome: Akkas
Email: send email
Telefono: +905 326 706261
Fax: +903 122 101151

TR (ANKARA) participant 50˙001.32
8    STRAUSS GROUP LTD

 Organization address address: HASIVIM ST 49
city: PETACH TIKVA
postcode: 49517

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Michael
Cognome: Avner
Email: send email
Telefono: +972 52 8288105
Fax: +972 52 8288105

IL (PETACH TIKVA) participant 25˙433.40
9    FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V

 Organization address address: Hansastrasse 27C
city: MUENCHEN
postcode: 80686

contact info
Titolo: Ms.
Nome: Andrea
Cognome: Zeumann
Email: send email
Telefono: +49 89 1205 2723
Fax: +49 89 1205 77 2723

DE (MUENCHEN) participant 20˙518.30
10    TECHNION - ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

 Organization address address: TECHNION CITY - SENATE BUILDING
city: HAIFA
postcode: 32000

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Jack
Cognome: Lavan
Email: send email
Telefono: +972 4 8293097
Fax: +972 4 8293399

IL (HAIFA) participant 13˙464.00

Mappa


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renewable    performance    life    cut    pla    fruit    sources    food    additives    shelf    fresh    vegetables    active    packaging    acid    biodegradable   

 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Fresh Cut Products category refers to fresh vegetables, fruit and market garden products without thermal treatment, prepared, washed and packaged without the incorporation of additives or preservatives and, as an essential requirement, demands the maintenance of the cold chain for its perfect conservation and has a shelf life of approximately 7 days. PLA4FOOD proposal deals with the development of innovative active and biodegradable packaging for fresh-cut food products based on renewable resources thermoplastic materials (PLA-polylactic acid) functionalised with the synergic addition of additives from natural sources (antioxidants, antibacterial and antifungal) in order to increase the shelf-life of packed products. Different encapsulation routes will be tested to protect active additives from processing conditions and to have controlled migration rates. Additionally, to minimize PLA current limitations in flexibility, water barrier properties and processability different additives will be studied including bio-based lactic-acid plasticizers, inorganic nanofillers and organic nucleants. Co-extrusion techniques (blow-film and cast-sheet and thermoforming) will be developed to obtain multilayer structures from different PLA formulations, in order to achieve the best cost/benefit ratio and optimal performance of the active packaging by controlling the thickness and cristallinity of each layer. As a result of this combination of material advances and processing technology improvements, a high performance active food packaging beyond of current state of- the- art will be obtained. The new active and biodegradable packages from renewable sources will provide minimal processed fresh-cut products adequate protection against environmental agents, will improve product properties (quality, shelf-life, microbiological safety and nutritional values), and moreover, will degrade in composting conditions according to the standard UNE-EN 13432.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

EU-funded scientists have advanced new biodegradable packaging for fresh fruit and vegetables that improves their shelf life.

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