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1. EUROPEO ANILUPPO APPLICAZIONI FILASTICHE SCHEDA DI ADESIONE DA RESTITUIRE VIA FAX 035 884431 O E MAIL info cesap com A CESAP ENTRO IL 25 OTTOBRE 2011 PROGETTO EUROPEO WHEYLAYER PRESENTAZIONE DEI RISULTATI al CESAP di Verdellino Zingonia venerd 28 ottobre 2011 dalle 10 30 alle 12 30 Il sottoscritto referente aziendale per il seminario iscrive il i signor i n telefono cellulare del partecipante solo per eventualit eccezionali ditta via CAP citta provincia partita IVA codice fiscale LU LL E d telefono telefax e mail che conferma confermano la propria parlecipazione a titolo graluilo al seminario in oggello BLAU Ue N B L indirizzo e i dati da noi forniti a CESA possono essere utilizzati per l inoltro di informazioni su corsi e iniziative di CESAP stesso e di nostro interesse Ai sensi dell art 7 del DLgs 196 03 nostro diritto chiedere la cessazione dell invio di tali informazioni e o l aggiornamento dei nostri dati in vostro possesso ili firma leggibile n Page 21 of 23 WHEYLAYER PU Deliverable 6 1 Annex 2 feedback form Note only the location and date was modified for each session WheyLayer _ SEVENTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME Whey protein coated plastic films to replace expensive polymers and increase recyclability WHEYLAYER Grant agreement no 212. feedback gathered at all workshops on the same questionnaires project consortium collected industrial interest on the WHEYLAYER materials and technology and also gained some new contacts Project consortium estimates that workshops reached the widest possible audience with participants from so many different sectors and wide geographical territory Page 13 of 23 WHEYLAYER PU Annex 1 Agenda of the events Agenda of the Demonstration in Slovenia WheyLayer Whey protein coated plastic films to replace expensive polymers and increase recyclability Deliverable 6 1 SEVENTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME WHEYLAYER DEMONSTRATION SESSION October 11 2011 WHEYLAYER developed a whey protein coating for plastic films able to replace currently used expensive synthetic oxygen barrier layers such as EVOH used in multilayer packaging It solves multiple environmental challenges finding new commercial use of currently discarded cheese by product replacing pertroleum based plastics with natural bioplastics while safeguarding the performances and enhancing the recyclability of multilayer films thus adding huge value for the European packaging and food industries Registration Welcome PCS TUBA Slovenian Chamber of Commerce Introduction to the WHEYLAYER project IRIS Introduction to the whey market and isolation process MLANG Introduction to the recycling of plastics and plastic packaging ASSORIMAP Development of barrier layer base
3. Slovenia Demonstration was held at October 11 2011 in Hotel Mons and in the facilities of project partner TUBA This demonstration session was organized for presenting new packaging material to the food industry cosmetic industry packaging producers and others interested stakeholders from the supply and value chain Members of the project consortium invited to this demonstration session everyone who expressed interest in the project results at different occasions when presenting the project to public e g booth at the Interpack fair in D sseldorf May 2011 and other dissemination events or via internet Besides the hosts PCS and TUBA invited their members and business partners respectively The agenda for this event Annex I was distributed together with formal invitations The event started at 8 30 with registration there were 62 effective attendees vs 71 people who had registered Attendees picture 1 were from 13 European countries Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Finland Great Britain Germany Hungary Italy Serbia Slovenia Spain Switzerland and The Netherlands Picture 1 attendees to the demonstration session Half of the attendees 31 were members of the consortium and others were from food industry 1 company cosmetic industry 3 companies Page 2 of 23 WHEYLAYER PU Deliverable 6 1 packaging industry 8 companies automotive industry 1 company research organisations 7 institutions and
4. as well and the attendees could see the production of plastic laminated and aluminium tubes Picture 18 pictures from the guided tour in TUBA At the end of the demonstration session all external attendees were asked to fulfil the feedback form Annex III 20 written answers were received from attendees of different skills and interest Most of them found the session very useful 16 others think it was of average use to them 4 The technology was reported of higher interest to the industry than to R amp D sector Half of the questionnaires were filled by attendees Page 6 of 23 WHEYLAYER PU Deliverable 6 1 from industry others were from R amp D and education Only 5 attendees believed that the technology meets the need of their organisations others were still unsure Most of the attendees are interested in using the WHEYLAYER packaging material One participant expressed interest that his company would be interested in installing the WHEYLAYER process Some of them find interest elsewhere 1 e proposing new material to costumers or further recommendations for teaching As the most important reason for using investing in WHEYLAYER technology was found increased recyclability and sustainability of multilayer packaging This reason was followed by 2 costumers consumers demand for innovations in packaging 3 valorisation of whey as a solution for a sub product or as a marketing tool 4 not satisfied with the current available barri
5. below Name Email Company THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR COLLABORATION Page 23 of 23
6. demonstrated The attendees were impressed and strongly interested Page 10 of 23 WHEYLAYER PU Deliverable 6 1 Picture 26 Film separated in the two layers of PET and PE Attendees questioned about The quality that the whey protein must have in order to be considered for application as layer on films Possibility to use WHEYLAYER on board packaging and if there were prepared films with polyvinyl chloride PVC as a substrate The members of the consortium directed all attendees to consult the project website and to address specific questions that may raise conflict with the patent application to the project coordinator Further inquires via e mail were received from a few industrial companies asking about the possibility to apply the WHEYLAYER with a technology similar to that used with solvents such as flex technology if WHEYLAYER products are available on the market if application of WHEYLAYER is possible on some commercially available materials from specific large film producer 2 4 Workshop in Hungary The fourth workshop on the WHEYLAYER project was organized in Budapest Hungary on 26 October 2011 This event was hosted by the SME AG partner HUPLAST with organizational support of RTD partner FRAUHOFER Five companies producers of plastic packaging materials from Hungary members of HUPLAST attended this workshop First a welcome speech was given by Peter Ollar the director of the hosting organization A
7. members The picture on the right show b A i 5 T N Y 18 all the speakers during the feedback Session EB tal um Picture 12 speakers during the feedback session Some of the questions are listed here What can be done with the hydrolysed protein solution WHEYLAYER consortium has to check if it could be uses in soil fertilization to profit the Nitrogen content e What limiting factor for the speed of production as we are comparing with that can be coextruded at really high speeds WHEYLAYER consortium said the process here would be more comparable with the coating of PVDC It was also said that basically the speed depends on scaling up the size of the drying section e What is the variation of vs humidity and if as bad as for EVOH WHEYLAYER consortium it is not expected to vary a lot those results will be available and published at the end of the project Will the LCA results be peer reviewed WHEYLAYER consortium we will get in touch with 2Be the company which manage the Sigma Pro software in Italy but it will not be an official review e What was the nature of the material used for cheese storage and how was it chosen WHEYLAYER consortium this 1s the reference materials used by the cheese manufacturer which roughly had identical OTR but it does not include EVOH tests with laminate including EVOH would be made by the end o
8. others 2 institutions Project consortium members tried to present all important findings and achievements of the WHEYLAYER project but keeping in mind not to reveal any confidential information that could endanger patentability of project results The demonstration session was oriented to presenting the development of the new material and its production process as well as the material s potential benefits and possible ways of use Laminated materials including WHEYLAYER technology are in the final development stage and two project members have already included this technology in their business strategy The demonstration session started with short welcome speeches of the hosts Janez Navodnik PCS and JoZe Ban TUBA as well as of a representative from the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Alenka Avbersek of them pointed out importance of plastic industry in Slovenia and Europe and development of new degradable and sustainable packaging materials Research results of the WHEYLAYER project were presented by responsible R amp D partners using PowerPoint presentations Elodie Bugnicourt IRIS technical coordinator presented the structure and objectives of the project Introduction to the WHEYLAYER project Then 2 industrial partners presented the context of the WHEYLAYER project Matt Breen DUNREIDY presented an Introduction to the whey market and isolation process on behalf of Holmer Woehlk MLANG and Girolamo Dagostino
9. semi industrial speed Workshops presented also recyclability of the laminated WHEYLAYER material in water bath with addition of enzymes and the possibility of scaling up recycling process to met industrial requirements Participants acknowledged the interest of the information provided and the invaluable assets of new material especially for the cosmetic and food industries They also asked about WHEYLAYER materials properties for special applications that had not been tested during this project The responses will be used as ideas for possible further development and applications of WHEYLAYER technology Project consortium estimates that the realized workshops reached the widest possible audience from many different sectors and wide geographical origins Page I of I WHEYLAYER PU Deliverable 6 1 1 Introduction The WHEYLAYER project is ending on October 31 2011 and therefore project consortium organized a few demonstrations of project results and achievements to public enduring the last 2 months of the project Demonstration sessions were held in several countries across EU to gain maximum spreading of knowledge generated during the project Project achievements were disseminated using presentations and guided tours through the project partners facilities and developed WHEYLAYER process prototype 2 Report on Demonstrations activities Project WHEYLAYER had four demonstration sessions hosted at four project partners in four EU count
10. them were representatives of association and research consultants therefore offering a wide possibility of spreading the information acquired at the demonstration event Picture 24 Attendees at the Demonstration in Italy Members of WHEYLAYER consortium presented the main findings and achievements of the WHEYLAYER project but keeping in mind not to reveal any confidential information The main slides used for the event in Slovenia were presented The demonstration session was oriented to presenting the development of the new material and its production process but mainly the possibility to recycle the multi layer film after removal of the WHEYLAYER by using washing with enzymatic detergents The demonstration section started with welcome to CESAP by Luca Garlini and an overview of WHEYLAYER project and of the materials used for food packaging held by Angiolino Panarotto of CESAP Dr Patrizia Cinelli from UNIPI showed the main achievement of the WHEYLAYER project and explained the washing process by use of enzymatic detergents Picture 25 Presentations by Angiolino Panarotto and Patrizia Cinelli UNIPI At the end of the oral presentation the films were showed to the attendees evidencing the differences between the staring WHEYLAYER film and the film that was immersed in the water bath with addition of enzymatic detergent under stirring at room temperature The separation of the film in the two layers PET and PE was
11. 8340 2 Sesi n de demostraci n 22 de Septiembre del 2011 IRIS Innovaci i Recerca Industrial i Sostenible Edificio Institut de Geomatica Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia Avda Carl Friedrich Gauss n9 11 08860 Castelldefels Barcelona Spain Feedback form 1 Wasthe content of the session useful for you 1 Very useful Average Not very useful 2 What is your business 3 Does the WHEYLAYER technology meet the needs of your organization Yes Page 22 of 23 WHEYLAYER PU Deliverable 6 1 Maybe NO Ei pb x What are your overall impressions of the WHEYLAYER technology would be interested in installing the WHEYLAYER process in my facilities would be interested in using the WHEYLAYER packaging material No interest Other please specify Rank the motivations for investing in using the WHEYLAYER technology 1 most important 5 least important B E Increased recyclability and sustainability of multilayer packaging Valorisation of whey as a solution for a sub product or as a marketing tool Costumers consumers demands for innovations in packaging Not satisfied with the currently available barrier plastics Other please specify Do you have any other comment or question Do you have recommendations of improvements for the WHEYLAYER material and or process If you would like to be kept up to date with WHEYLAYER developments please enter optional information
12. ASSORIMAP who presented Introduction to the recycling of plastics and plastics packaging The RTDs then gave an overview of the development carried out in the project Klaus Noller FRAUNHOFER IV V presented Development of barrier layer based on whey Patrizia Cinelli UNIPI presented Recycling and environmental benefits of WHEYLAYER Jessica Wildner ttz Bremerhaven presented Results of packaging of food stuffs with WHEYLAYER based films and Ismael Almazan IRIS presented Principle of the WHEYLAYER process Pictures of each speaker from the consortium can be found below Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6 Klaus Picture 7 Picture 8 Janez Joze Ban Matt Breen Girolamo Noller Patrizia Mona Popa Navodnik TUBA DUN Dagostino FRAUNHOFE Cinelli PCS ASSORIMAP R UNIPI Page 3 of 23 WHEYLAYER PU Deliverable 6 1 Picture 9 Elodie Bugnicourt Picture 10 Ismael Almazan Picture 11 Alenka Avber ek IRIS IRIS Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry After the presentations of the project consortium members invited speaker Prof Mona Popa from Biotechnology Faculty University of Bucharest gave lecture on Sustainable packaging and emphasized in this context the need for the development of sustainable materials such as WHEYLAYER This part of demonstration session was concluded with questions from the audience and thorough answers and amp explanations of the project R amp D
13. WHEYLAYER PU Deliverable 6 1 Research for the Benefit of SME Associations SEVENTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME Title Whey protein coated plastic films to replace expensive polymers and increase recyclability Acronym WHEYLAYER Grant Agreement Number 218340 2 S wheylayer Deliverable 6 1 Report on the demonstration activities including the evaluation and conclusions Associated Task 6 1 Planning of a Demonstration Programme Tasks Task 6 2 Execution of the Demonstration Programme Task 6 3 Demonstration Monitoring evaluation and conclusions Date Delivered 21 12 2011 Prepared by PCS IRIS Lead Partner Partners TUBA PIMEC LLET ASSORIMAP HUPLAST CESAP UNIPI Involved FRAUNHOFER TTZ Authors Elodie Bugnicourt IRIS Urska Kropf PCS Dissemination PU Level WHEYLAYER PU Deliverable 6 1 European Communities 2011 The information and views set out in this publication are those of the author s and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Communities Neither the European Union institutions and bodies nor any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein WHEYLAYER PU Deliverable 6 1 Contents Publishable Executive uin oae taii D ac ext Po RR Tm DI I kb lied 1 2 Report on Demonstrations activities 1 2 1 Demo
14. c until January 2013 but that avenues for collaboration would be investigated based on the set up of NDAs Afterwards all attendees were transferred to TUBA facilities miei Picture 13 attendees of the demonstration session in front of the entrance of the company TUBA There the prototype machine for application of the whey coating on the base material was presented Picture 14 WHEYLAYER prototype Page 5 of 23 WHEYLAYER PU Deliverable 6 1 The machine was running at speed of 10 m min during the demonstration This is not the end production speed but it was intentionally slowed so that the application process and its different stages could be more clearly presented and explained by Ismael Almazan from IRIS More details about the prototype can be found in D5 1 Industrial process and user manual Picture 15 prototype coating and winding section Picture 16 attendees in front of the prototype A small scale simulation of the recycling process of the WHEYLAYER material was also prepared using water solution with enzyme addition Terg a zyme at 4 in a heated magnetic stirrer to remove the WHEYLAYER coating in a few minutes The different raw materials for producing the WHEYLAYER coating were presented as well as different samples of coated and laminated WHEYLAYER material i i P Picture 17 demonstrated WHEYLAYER samples and raw materials Guided tour through the production at TUBA was organised
15. chievements and the main findings of the WHEYLAYER project were presented to the audience by Florian Wild FRAUNHOFER mainly using slides that were prepared for the event in Slovenia The demonstration session was oriented to presenting the development of the new material and its production process and raised high interest among the audience The length of the session was about 3 hours followed by questions and explanations No new questions different to those asked during the events in Spain Italy and Slovenia were raised The representatives of attending companies stated at the end of this demonstration session that the event was very useful to all of them If anybody will have some new Page 11 of 23 WHEYLAYER PU Deliverable 6 1 question they will contact the office of HUPLAST that will redirect their question to the project coordinator in case it will not be able to respond by themselves or in case of possible conflict of IPR After the workshop the whole group took a walk across the Budapest to strengthen their contacts between project consortium members and possible users of WHEYLAYER material in Hungary Picture 27 Picture 27 Florian Wild FRAUNHOFER during the post workshop social event 3 Conclusions In the final months of the WHEYLAYER project consortium members have organized four events around the Europe to present projects achievements and results to the widest possible audience Workshops were organized
16. d on whey FRAUNHOFER Recycling and environmental benefits of WHEYLAYER UNIPI Results of packaging of food stuffs with WHEYLAYER based films ttz Bremerhaven Principle of the WHEYLAYER process IRIS Lecture on sustainable packaging Invited Speaker Mona Popa Page 14 of 23 WHEYLAYER PU Coffee break and transfer to TUBA s facilities Welcome to TUBA s facilities and presentation of TUBA s activities TUBA Demonstration of the WHEYLAYER coating process and tube making TUBA IRIS Q amp A All Conclusion of the demonstration session and feedback from attendees All Transfer to the hotel for Optional Buffet lunch End of Demonstration session Please In order to attend to this WorkShop fill in all the fields below Attendant Name E mail This workshop is free of charge and held at HOTEI INA ET NS Pot za Brdom 4 1000 Ljubljana Slovenija Company Name Phone Number Dr Ing ElodieBugnicourt gt AQ neylayer el Page 15 of 23 Deliverable 6 1 WHEYLAYER PU Deliverable 6 1 Agenda of the Demonstration in Spain Catalan Recobrmurnts baraa da proigira de sinum da lkt per a Time du sessi de demostraci Wheylayer 22 setembre 2011 Whaylegur ha dasenvolupat Formulscians de proteina da strum de lat par d recobrimurt delamines da plastic capa da als cars que suilitren capa d aggen dissidentes ile dating oni sirio multiples desafismen
17. di origine naturale proteine del siero del latte e facilmente degradabile ARGOMENTI 1 descrizione delle tipologie di film accoppiati con polimeri tradizionali funzionalit richieste funzione passiva barriera o permeabilit selettiva film che interagiscono con il contenuto cessione controllata 2 produzione di flm a base di proteine del siero del lalle carallerisliche fisiche e meccaniche del film 3 caratteristiche di alcuni tipi di film accoppiati con un film a base di proteine del siero del latte vantaggi svantaggi e nuovi ambiti applicativi 4 processo di riciclaggio 5 discussione su casi concreti proposti dai partecipanti TERMINI DI ISCRIZIONE Per evidenti ragioni organizzative si chiece la cortesia di farci pervenire eventuali iscrizioni entro e non oltre martedi 25 ottobre Per evertuali ulteriori informazioni in merito gli interessati possono contattarci allo 035 884500 o per e mail info cesap com Cordialmente Angiolino Panarotto Direttore Tecnico ATTIVITA E NOTIZIE www cesap com 5 CESAP si raggiunge dal casello di Capriate dell autostrada Milano Venezia seguendo dapprima le indicazioni per Zingonia e raggiunto il centro abitato i cartelli segnaletici industriali con fondo nero e scritta gialla con l indicazione CESAP Per gli utenti dei satellitari digilare comme localit Verdellino Page 20 of 23 WHEYLAYER PU Deliverable 6 1 S wheylayer CENTRO
18. er plastics 5 costs As a feedback we also gained some comments hope that tubes will be developed as soon as possible It would be interesting to process the whey material by extrusion co extrusion 2 respondents The fully biodegradable solution 15 very interesting The process should be combined with the project results of the FP5 project WHEYPOL production of PHA from lactose Almost all respondents wished to receive further information about the WHEYLAYER technology 2 2 Demonstration session in Spain The first demonstration session for the WHEYLAYER project was held in IRIS on September 2279 It was particularly targeted at the members of the Catalan associations LLET and PIMEC Presentations were given in Catalan and Castellan to 6 external attendees and 8 consortium members External attendees were from the academic packaging cosmetic and machinery sectors Picture 19 attendees of the demonstration session in Spain The agenda is reported in Annex 1 Although shorter it generally follows the same structure as the event reported in the previous paragraph Robert Carroll PIMEC Montserrat Balcells LLET started by a presentation of their associations and Page 7 of 23 WHEYLAYER PU Deliverable 6 1 respective interest for their members respectively in producing using new packaging solutions or supplying whey to improve their income Elodie Bugnicourt Edurne Gaston Alejandro Rosales IRIS then reported the develo
19. f the project and published then another interesting element is that the reference optimised material was over 100 microns thick and was compared with 40 microns of WHEYLAYER based laminates showing a potential for weigh reduction Page 4 of 23 WHEYLAYER PU Deliverable 6 1 e Can WHEYLAYER be extruded WHEYLAYER consortium it is not possible due to the crosslinking of the proteins during the process and this could be the object of further research work as it was a completely different technology e Can WHEYLAYER be used on the top layer WHEYLAYER consortium the WHEYLAYER was developed to be an interim barrier layer that would allow the recycling of multilayer laminates There are various limits for that 1 if the product to be packed has significant moisture content then the WHEYLAYER may tend to partially dissolve with time 11 it is not thermosealable as top layer thus limits some applications e n relation to the crosslinking of the proteins during the process does that translate into an issue for post forming WHEYLAYER consortium it does for some process as we are talking about a thermoset and not a thermoplastic e Can WHEYLAYER replace the adhesive in the laminate configuration WHEYLAYER consortium WHEYLAYER needs to go through a drying process to acquire its properties and then laminated As such it is not possible Many people asked for samples and were indicated that although the patent 1s filled it will not be publi
20. in Slovenia Spain Italy and Hungary Invitations to events were sent to contacts raised during the project duration via internet e mail presentations of WHEYLAYER projects at conferences seminars and at last but not least also at trade fairs The most important among them was certainly INTERPACK 2011 At this occasion the WHEYLAYER was proudly presented to the industry and raised great interest also among big producers of plastic packaging Besides invitations were also send to all members of SME AG partners PIMEC PCS HUPLAST ASSORIMAP LLET current business partners of SME partners TUBA SERVIPLAST DUN MLANG CESAP as well as to possible new partners end users Altogether 96 effective attendees 51 external and 45 internal were at WHEYLAYER workshops coming from 13 European countries Most of them were from packaging industry research institutions but also from food cosmetic machinery and automotive industry as well as from recycling industry Project consortium members presented all important findings and achievements of the WHEYLAYER project but keeping in mind not to reveal any confidential information that could endanger patentability of project results The demonstration sessions were oriented to presenting the development of the new material and its production process as well as the material s potential benefits and possible ways of use Page 12 of 23 WHEYLAYER PU Deliverable 6 1 Demonstration sessions in Sl
21. is ambienials cam la da novas Tomes da vaknizar aquest subproducta dal formaige un l arualicsi on substiucid da plasocs smibtics amb bioglasocs naturalis conservanti les presiacions i mikrat la recidabiltst dals filme wedi canne la eames da ine eden Soe ds minnie Di eins Registre IRIS Berninquda de les associacione PIMEC Introduccl al projecte Wheylayer IRIS Desemrolupament de la capa de barrera base de serum de Het IRIS Reciclaje y beneficios ambientales de Wheylayer IRIS Resultats dels armasos de productes allmentaris amb Wheylayer IRIS Principi del proc s de Wheylayer 10 00 10 10 10 15 10 20 10 30 10 40 10 50 3 E S E IRIS Pausa Demastract IRIS Pregurites bots Page 16 of 23 WHEYLAYER PU Deliverable 6 1 Conclusl de la sessid de demostraci comentaris dels assistenti bots Fl la 52556 de demostracia This workshop rs ree of charge and hald IRIS Edificio Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia DRAGO Castelide 5 Page 17 of 23 WHEYLAYER PU Deliverable 6 1 Agenda of the Demonstration in Spain Castillan s WheyLayer Recubrimisnips barter de proteina da sumo de kecha para films pissico aumata la reciclabilided da los embelajes sesi n de demostraci n Wheylayer 22 de septiembre 2011 Wheylayor ha dasamdlada formuaciones da pricina de sosro da lecha pa
22. nstration session 1n slovena aaa 2 2 2 Demonstration session in 1 7 ZO MOrkshop RE se A Ra I oce ii alii dela 8 Workshop Diga 11 IRI IONS TRE T T I UE 12 Annex 4 Agenda OF the ente Sterne t tad Rete Sue 14 Amnex 2 feedback TOLL ie lb sea MA UM M M Le 22 WHEYLAYER PU Deliverable 6 1 Publishable Executive Summary In the final months of the WHEYLAYER project consortium members have organized four demonstration sessions and workshops around Europe to present projects achievements and results Workshops were organized in Slovenia Spain Italy and Hungary Altogether 96 effective attendees 51 external and 46 internal were at WHEYLAYER workshops coming from 13 European countries Most of them were from packaging industry but also from research institutions food cosmetic machinery and automotive industry as well as from recycling industry Project consortium members presented all important findings and achievements of the WHEYLAYER project keeping in mind not to reveal any confidential information that could endanger protectable project results The demonstration sessions were oriented to presenting the development of the new material and its production process as well as the material s potential benefits and possible ways of use The WHEYLAYER project prototype machine built by IRIS was demonstrated to coat PET films at
23. ovenia and Spain had special emphasis on production of WHEYLAYER coated materials The WHEYLAYER project prototype machine built at IRIS was demonstrated to coat PET films at semi industrial speed The machine was transferred after the event in Spain form IRIS to TUBA where it 1s at present During these sessions a short demonstration of recycling process was also made Workshop in Italy was especially dedicated to in depth presentation of the recyclability of the laminated WHEYLAYER material in water bath with addition of enzymes and possibility of scaling up recycling process to meet industrial requirements At all workshops samples of WHEYLAYER material were presented Participants acknowledged the interest of the information provided and the invaluable assets of new material especially for the cosmetic and food industries They asked number of questions to the consortium members who gave answers without revealing any confidential information since the WHEYLAYER consortium had decided to protect some of the intellectual property gained during the project with patent application eg processing conditions but also to keep trade secret regarding used formulations Participants to the workshops also asked about WHEYLAYER materials with special properties of for applications that had not been tested during the project These responses will be used as ideas for possible further development and applications of WHEYLAYER technology Using participants
24. pment of the WHEYLAYER project on behalf of IRIS and the other RTDs in the project Picture 20 Presentation during the demonstration in Spain Furthermore various packaging items and samples based on WHEYLAYER were exhibited as well as the recycling process at lab scale picture below The WHEYLAYER project prototype machine built at IRIS was demonstrated to coat PET films at semi industrial speed Picture 21 Prototype demonstration in Spain Participants acknowledged the interest of the information provided and the invaluable assets of new material especially for the cosmetic industry One of the participants from the machinery sector also gave recommendations on the process improvements A question arose as if WHEYLAYER improved UV barrier of coated film It was answered that data are available as it was not part of the targets of the project but tests could be done post project as it would be a good added claim for the Unique Selling Points Some attendees suggested other application for Whey based materials 2 3 Workshop in Italy hosted a workshop regarding WHEYLAYER in Italy The event was held on 28 October 2011 at CESAP facilities in Verdellino Zingonia Bergamo Italy It was organized by CESAP ASSORIMAP and UNIPI for presenting the new packaging material and its recyclability to the food industry packaging producers recyclers and Page 8 of 23 WHEYLAYER PU Deliverable 6 1 others interested stakeholde
25. ra recabrimianta da l minas de pl stico capaz de ruamplarar los pl succs carbs quu 52 uilizan como barrera de odgeno ides como el EVOH ublizado en las gnvasas molticapa rasugiva plas dazafips amhiariales cama la b squada da nuevas Tommas da valorizar esta subpraducta du MORI IT Pa ERA E CHOR cnni y Registro Blernrenida de las asoclaciones PIMEC LLET Intreducelon al proyecto Wheyfa ger IRIS Desarrolie de la capa de barrera a base de suero de leche IRIS Reciclaje y beneficins ambientales de Wheylayer IRIS Resultados de las envases de alimentos con Wheylayer IRIS Principio del proceso de Wheylayer 10 00 10 10 10 15 10 20 10 30 10 40 10 50 3 E z E IRIS Pausa TDemastract n IRIS Pregurias tados Page 18 of 23 WHEYLAYER PU Deliverable 6 1 Conclusi n de la seslen de demostraci n y comentarios de los asistentes tadas Fin ds 1 seslin de demestracidn This workshop rs ree of charge and hald IRIS Edificio Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia DRAGO Castelide 5 Page 19 of 23 WHEYLAYER PU Deliverable 6 1 Invitation to the Demonstration Section in Italy S wheylayer PLASTICHE da Fim gt PROGETTO EUROPEO WHEYLAYER PRESENTAZIONE DEI RISULTATI al CESAP di Verdellino Zingonia venerdi 28 ottobre 2011 dalle 10 30 alle 12 30 CLSAP nell ambito dei suoi programmi formativi p
26. ries Each demonstration session 15 described in details below The general introduction to the project repeated 1n each event although each demonstration was partly adapted for specific audience Table 1 WHEYLAYER demonstration sessions Hes Audience Spain 22 September IRIS PIMEC Packaging workshop regarding Castelldefels 2011 and LLET producers and the WHEYLAYER users project including a practical demonstration of the process prototype Slovenia 11 October 2011 PCS and TUBA Plastic and workshop regarding Ljubljana Packaging the WHEYLAYER producers and project including a users Food practical cosmetic demonstration of industry the process prototype Italy 28 October ASSORIMAP Plastic recyclers Workshop regarding Bergamo 2011 CESAP and the WHEYLAYER UNIPI project followed by a practical demonstration of the recycling process for WHEYLAYER based multilayer Page 1 of 23 WHEYLAYER PU Deliverable 6 1 Hungary 26 October 2011 HUPLAST and Plastic workshop regarding Budapest FRAUNHOFER producers and the WHEYLAYER project The main event was organised in Slovenia As such its thorough description will be provided below The other events generally followed a similar structure and as such fewer details will be provided 2 1 Demonstration session in Slovenia Plasttechnics Cluster of Slovenia PCS and Lajovic Tuba Embalaza d o o TUBA hosted the major demonstration session for the project in
27. ropone l opportunit di partecipare a un seminario informativo sui risultati finali del progetto europeo denominato Wheylayer www wheylayer cu Tale progetto che giunge al suo termine dopo tre anni di ricerche e sperimentazioni e stato finanziato nell ambito del Settimo Programma Quadro e ha coinvolto 13 soggetti in rappresentanza di Associazioni di categoria Piccole e Medie Imprese e Centri di Ricerca con il fine di produrre un imballaggio innovativo per alimenti e cosmesi utilizzando per l accoppiamento del film un derivato dalle proteine del siero dal latte in modo da garantire le necessarie propriet barriera offerte ad esempio dall EVOH ma migliorando e ottimizzando le possibilita di recupero e riciclo da film post consumo Infatti il film prodotto dalla polimerizzazione delle proteine del siero del latte si separa facilmente dal substrato di film tradizionale permettendone la riciclabilita le funzionalit assicurate dal nuovo polimero sono confrontabili con quelle di altri film interattivi ORARI DEL SEMINARIO seminario avra inizio alle 10 30 registrazione partecipanti alle 10 15 e terminera alle 12 30 circa Al termine del seminario viene offerto un buffet agli intervenuti La partecipazione gratuita A CHI RIVOLTO Il corso rivolto a quanti gi utilizzano film accoppiati con diverse funzionalit dalla barriera alla cessione controllata e che desiderano allargare le possibilit offerte da un nuovo polimero
28. rs from the supply and value chain In total 13 effective attendees were at this event 9 external and 4 from organizing institutions The attendees were invited to this demonstration session were contacts from organising partners and companies who expressed interest in the project results at different occasions when presenting the project to public e g booth at the Interpack fair in D sseldorf May 2011 PLASTICE International Launch Conference Europe for Sustainable Plastics 24 25 October 2011 Bologna Italy or via the project website CESAP and ASSORIMAP invited their members and business partners respectively The invitation to for this event Annex I were distributed mainly by e mails UNIPI reached CESAP the day before the demonstration and UNIPI and CESAP members set the equipments for showing to the attendees the removal of the WHEYLAYER from the multlayer film based on coated polyethylene terephtalate PET laminated with polyethylene PE Picture 22 Prototype for wheylayer removal by washing with enzymatic detergents The event hosted 9 external attendees More contacts were made with attendees of other event ran at 1 the mean time and further contacts derived after the workshop X Br WE Picture 23 Room hosting the demonstration organized by CESAP and UNIPI Page 9 of 23 WHEYLAYER PU Deliverable 6 1 Attendees picture 24 were from Italy and presentations were given in Italian some of
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