InSolEx Mid Term Review Meeting 4 December 2008

1. InSolEx Mid Term Review Meeting 4 December 2008 Andrew Livingston Head of Department, Chemical Engineering Imperial College London • Welcome and Introduction • Format of mid-term meeting • Tour de table

2. InSolEx Mid Term Review Meeting 4 December 2008 Purpose of Mid-term meeting • Progress of InSolEx Project @ mid term covering: • Scientific • Networking • Training • Administrative and management • Future plans and developments 2

3. InSolEx Mid Term Review Meeting 4 December 2008 Project overview –deliverables and focus • 9 organisations • 9 ESRs & 3 ERs totalling 432 Person months • 2,796,270 Euros financing • Project mid point – 1 November 2008: Opportunity to review main achievements and developments, proposed modifications 3

4. InSolEx Mid Term Review Meeting 4 December 2008 Research focus and methodology • 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 4

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6. 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 6

7. 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 7

8. InSolEx Mid Term Review Meeting 4 December 2008 Networking - Methodological approach & work plan 8

9. InSolEx Mid Term Review Meeting 4 December 2008 Networking • 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 9

10. InSolEx Mid Term Review Meeting 4 December 2008 Training 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. 10

11. InSolEx Mid Term Review Meeting 4 December 2008 Administrative and management 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 11

12. InSolEx Mid Term Review Meeting 4 December 2008 Modifications to Project 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 12

13. InSolEx Mid Term Review Meeting 4 December 2008 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. 13