Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: ANDERSEN ESCOBAR SCHLOGL

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : ANDERSEN ESCOBAR SCHLOGL
DATE: 11/09/2023
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Sala 205 Bloco 6 - CAP/UFSJ
TITLE:

Scaling up the production of a guar gum coating with ZnO nanostructure for post-harvest fruit preservation.

KEY WORDS:

shelf life; packaging; industrial plant; EVTE

PAGES: 35
BIG AREA: Engenharias
AREA: Engenharia Química
SUBÁREA: Processos Industriais de Engenharia Química
SPECIALTY: Processos Inorgânicos
SUMMARY:

NanoFood, Technology in Food Products, is a startup that produces biodegradable coatings with nanostructures to increase the shelf-life of post-harvest fruits. It has two products in its portfolio: a coating with zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructure and a coating with chitosan nanostructure. Currently, the production of the coatings is at a laboratory scale, where 10 kg of ZnO nanostructure coating and 10 kg of chitosan nanostructure coating are produced weekly. The goal is to increase production to 1 ton per week for each coating, totaling 8 tons of coating per month. Feasibility studies in technical, operational, market, and economic aspects are necessary to enable the product to reach the consumer market.

Operational flowcharts for the production of the nanostructures have been modified to reduce operational costs and make weekly production feasible. The ball mill operation in the production of ZnO nanostructure has been removed, and the proportion between the reagents used to obtain nano ZnO has been modified. The flow rate for the sodium tripolyphosphate solution drip has been changed from 1 mL/min to 4 mL/min, reducing the operation time from 183.33 hours to 46 hours. Analytical grade reagents have been replaced with commercial grade reagents. These changes have not influenced the final product quality. Due to these modifications, an amount of R$ 34109.4828 would be saved, resulting in a 46.01% reduction in recurring production expenses (energy and input costs).

BANKING MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2255060 - IGOR JOSE BOGGIONE SANTOS
Interno - 1893854 - ALEXANDRE BOSCARO FRANCA
Interno - 1811284 - EDSON ROMANO NUCCI
Externo à Instituição - THIAGO FERREIRA QUILICE - IFMG