Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01188, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Martynenko, Oleksiy (Dalhousie University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Nova Scotia|Nouvelle-Écosse, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Atlantic Canada is internationally recognized for their apple industry. Due to unique cool-climate conditions,_x000D_
local apples have a distinctive phenolic profile, which determines their flavor and health benefits. Although_x000D_
most of the apples are sold as a fresh produce, a large portion undergo value-added processing to make apple_x000D_
juice, apple cider and apple pies. Our industry partner, Apple Valley Foods is the largest pie manufacturer in_x000D_
Canada with a strong commitment to premium quality, energy savings and technology driven innovation. The_x000D_
specific problem of Apple Valley is that their large production volume and high quality standards result in the_x000D_
generation of significant apple waste stream of more than 5 Million lbs annually. To address the problem of_x000D_
waste stream management, the company is looking for innovative technologies for a value-added apple waste_x000D_
recovery. Based on a preliminary discussion between industry and university, a novel concept of a highly_x000D_
efficient extraction of raw juice through cold-pressing and water evaporation was proposed. However, the_x000D_
concept is new and additional pilot scale research is required. This will be a first time partnership between_x000D_
Apple Valley and Dr. Alex Martynenko (Dalhousie University), who has significant expertise in_x000D_
low-temperature drying and evaporation. The goal of this project is investigate the efficiency of the material_x000D_
and energy recovery, as well as scalability of a novel concept on the pilot-scale level. This project will take six_x000D_
months and will benefit industry by minimizing risks of industrial scaling. The knowledge on energy efficiency_x000D_
and apple juice quality gained in this project will be used for an industrial scaling of energy-efficient low_x000D_
temperature evaporator. IP arising from this project will belong to Apple Valley Foods. It is expected that_x000D_
commercial application of this research will allow Apple Valley to address both energy saving and current_x000D_
waste management problems. The project implementation will demonstrate the potential of an_x000D_
industry-university collaborative effort for innovative process/product research and development, and boost_x000D_
technology transfer to other food industry stakeholders., program purpose french : Atlantic Canada is internationally recognized for their apple industry. Due to unique cool-climate conditions,_x000D_
local apples have a distinctive phenolic profile, which determines their flavor and health benefits. Although_x000D_
most of the apples are sold as a fresh produce, a large portion undergo value-added processing to make apple_x000D_
juice, apple cider and apple pies. Our industry partner, Apple Valley Foods is the largest pie manufacturer in_x000D_
Canada with a strong commitment to premium quality, energy savings and technology driven innovation. The_x000D_
specific problem of Apple Valley is that their large production volume and high quality standards result in the_x000D_
generation of significant apple waste stream of more than 5 Million lbs annually. To address the problem of_x000D_
waste stream management, the company is looking for innovative technologies for a value-added apple waste_x000D_
recovery. Based on a preliminary discussion between industry and university, a novel concept of a highly_x000D_
efficient extraction of raw juice through cold-pressing and water evaporation was proposed. However, the_x000D_
concept is new and additional pilot scale research is required. This will be a first time partnership between_x000D_
Apple Valley and Dr. Alex Martynenko (Dalhousie University), who has significant expertise in_x000D_
low-temperature drying and evaporation. The goal of this project is investigate the efficiency of the material_x000D_
and energy recovery, as well as scalability of a novel concept on the pilot-scale level. This project will take six_x000D_
months and will benefit industry by minimizing risks of industrial scaling. The knowledge on energy efficiency_x000D_
and apple juice quality gained in this project will be used for an industrial scaling of energy-efficient low_x000D_
temperature evaporator. IP arising from this project will belong to Apple Valley Foods. It is expected that_x000D_
commercial application of this research will allow Apple Valley to address both energy saving and current_x000D_
waste management problems. The project implementation will demonstrate the potential of an_x000D_
industry-university collaborative effort for innovative process/product research and development, and boost_x000D_
technology transfer to other food industry stakeholders., agreement title english : Low-temperature fruit juice evaporator, agreement title french : Low-temperature fruit juice evaporator, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-01-10, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada