MilDeWat – Breakthrough Mild Dewatering Technologies
This project will enhance the implementation of mild (energy extensive) dewatering technologies to contribute to industry's energy reduction goals.
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Liquid-Gas Interface Deformations in Atomization
The simulation studies performed in this work represent a stepping stone towards the use of LFRM in the simulation of spray systems present in spray drying applications.
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Eurodrying 2025 Conference – NWGD
Eurodrying aims to expand on the positive interaction within the drying community and continue the dialogue between drying experts in academia, as well as industry.
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Powder Technology Symposium
The Netherlands Working Group on Drying (NWGD) invites you to the NWGD day on Challenges in powder technology.
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Roadmap: future of food processing
ISPT’s Drying and Dewatering Program works collaboratively with leading food companies in the Netherlands and has now delivered a roadmap to show the path forward.
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ENGENDER: Breakthrough in energy-efficient spray drying technology
How can we make the spray drying process less energy intensive? The Engender project developed a groundbreaking solution: the Radial Multizone Dryer.
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Protein transport in open ultrafiltration
This thesis aims to quantify the mass transfer of proteins through a membrane and understand which driving forces in the system are responsible for protein–protein separation with ultrafiltration (UF).
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Advances in Membrane Separation for Biomaterial Dewatering
Dewatering by membrane separation is a sustainable and efficient alternative for drying biomaterials.
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Electrified – Electrically driven non-thermal dewatering of biomass
The aim of the Electrified project is to establish new technologies for future key technologies for biomass dewatering.
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Jan Sikkema
Program Director (Fascinating)
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Recircanol: Circular recovery of ethanol from alkaline-ethanol media at high pH using membrane technology
This project develops nanofiltration membranes and membrane modules for alkaline-alcohol media at high pH for the purification of ethanol and caustic.
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EFCE Spotlight Talks: Electrically-driven dewatering and drying
In this webinar, part of the EFCE spotlight talks series, you will be updated on research on some emerging electrically-driven dewatering and drying principles including their future applications.
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Functionality-driven food formulation
This research proposes a method to create ingredient formulations based on their functional properties rather than of what they are composed.
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Joint ISPT & Port of Rotterdam Conference ’24
This year, the ISPT Conference proudly collaborates with the Port of Rotterdam (PoR). A promising co-production, as the 3 major transitions we are working on come together in the Port of...
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Transforming vegetable waste into premium, natural food ingredients with Waste2Taste
While one-third of all food production goes to waste, food security remains a significant challenge. How can we increase food production without damaging the environment?
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EPRoTrans enhances energy efficiency in plant-based food production
The transition towards more plant-based ingredients and products holds promise for sustainability goals. However, it is often associated with increased energy use. How can we overcome this challenge?
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DRAGONS Egg: Advancing energy efficiency in spray drying for industry
The energy use in industry due to drying operations is significant, accounting for about 15% of the total industrial energy consumption. How can we advance its energy efficiency?
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Nadine Kool
Program Officer (Fascinating)
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Unique innovation programme paves way for energy-neutral and circular process industry in 2050
Long Term Programme is a unique programme in which universities and companies work together to create a sustainable process industry.
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Revolutionary Novel Process Routes (ProFo) demonstrates 50% energy reduction in food processing
The recently conducted Novel Process Routes project has culminated in a significant stride toward sustainable food processing.
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Novel Process Routes – Reduction of energy use by novel process routes for food (ProFo)
Several partners are working towards a 50% reduction of energy use developing novel process routes in food processing.
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Metabolomics and sensory studies to uncover asparagus flavour
Mass spectrometry (MS) – based techniques were used to investigate the metabolome of raw, cooked and processed asparagus materials.
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Spray drying of asparagus waste into flavour-rich ingredients
The residual flow of white asparagus is very suitable for spray-drying into powder.
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Pea fractionation into functional ingredients
In this thesis, the process of yellow pea from structured seed to structured product is investigated.