Database providing access to the High Technology Network's industrial research offering: research competences, type of analyses and tests available at the Laboratories. Companies can consult the Catalogue to find Laboratories and researchers that match their needs.
Competence
Anaerobic digestion for materials and energy production
Analysis of packaging regulations
Analysis of possible reuse and recycle of packaging materials
Analysis of standards and regulations: laws and guidelines for protected, biological raw material, and processing
Assessment of the environmental impact (LCA) of one or more packagings
Biomethane upgrading
Biopolymers and microbial polymers
Characterization of polymeric material by differential scanning calorimetry and NMR
Chemical analyses for food quality and safety (off-flavours, plasticizers)
Consultation for techniques of Design of experiments (DoE)
Contamination analysis of pre- and post-extrusion recycled material
Conversion technologies for chemicals, materials and energy production (pyrolysis, gassification, fermentation, lignocellulosic treatments)
Design of new molecular markers for traceability of specific varietal components
Development of new active and intelligent packaging
Effect of migration from packaging to food and vice-versa: analysis and study
Evaluation and characterization of biomass potential (availability, identification and mapping)
Evaluation of microorganism development on raw materials and packaged foods
Evaluation of molecular transformations during food processing
Evaluation of packaging mechanical resistance with numeric simulation and experimental trials
Film thermoformation and food packaging in modified atmosphere
Food traceability by evaluation of functional components
Food traceability by genetic analysis
Food traceability by spectroscopic techniques, NMR, proteomic and peptidomic methods for the identification of ingredients or contaminants
Gas permeability reduction in packaging materials
Genetic methods for varietal identification
Global migration analysis of one or more packagings
Life cycle assessment for food packaging
Marine and microalgal biotechnologies
Mechanical tests on packaging and packaging materials
Methods for the specific and varietal identification based on single components within blends
Molecular characterization of DNA, protein, peptides and metabolites
New material and technique study for bio- and eco-compatible packaging films
New materials to reduce environment impact
Non-food crops for biomaterials and biofuels production
Optimized methods for homologation of packaging from recycled materials
Packaging innovation to enhance food shelf-life
Property enhancement of innovative biodegradable materials
Quality control of products with electronic noses
Quality control: use of control sheets to set up new packaging technologies and process monitoring
Regulation on GMOs and labelling