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Recovery of High-Value Flavors from Food Processing Waste Streams

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Agriculture 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
43648 		Program Year/Program:
2000 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
1999-00360 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.
1360 Willow Rd. Suite 103 Menlo Park, CA 94025-
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 2000
Title: Recovery of High-Value Flavors from Food Processing Waste Streams
Agency: USDA
Contract: 99-33610-7522
Award Amount: $265,000.00
 

Abstract:

Pervaporation is a new membrane separation technique that can recover high-value flavor compounds from food processing wastewaters and process streams. In the Phase I project the ability of pervaporation to recover onion and garlic flavors from evaporator condensate and crushed onion juice was demonstrated in field trials at an onion/garlic processing plant. The recovered flavors were rated very highly in taste panel tests. Process economics are expected to be very competitive. In the Phase II project additional tests will be performed at a garlic/onion plant, a citrus processing plant and a tomato processing plant. The pilot systems used in these Phase II tests will incorporate a number of improvements suggested by the Phase I experience.

Principal Investigator:

J. G. Wijmans
6503282228

Business Contact:

J. Farrant
Vice President
6503282228
Small Business Information at Submission:

Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.
1360 Willow Rd., Suite 103 Menlo Park, CA 94025

EIN/Tax ID: 942795892
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees: N/A
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No