Antimicrobial activepackaging

Fresh meat

Bakery products

Dairy products

Antimicrobial nanocomposite films

Antimicrobial polymer/HNTs

nanocomposites

Nanocapsules: HNTsloaded with essential oils

Polymer

Pilot line manufacturing of functional polymer NANO–composites from natural halloysite nanotubes: demonstrating con-trolled release of active antimicrobials in food PACKaging applications

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SCOPE OF THE PROJECT

NanoPack aims to develop and demonstrate state-of-the-art antimi-crobial packaging solutions for perishable foods based on natural na-nomaterials that will prevent foodborne illness outbreaks and reduce food waste caused by early spoilage.

NanoPack will help reduce the staggering 1.3 billion tonnes of food wast-ed each year, which cause major economic loss and significant harm to the environment. The project intends to present better performing, safer and smarter products that will position Europe as the leader in food na-notechnology and smart antimicrobial packaging.

The active polymer films developed by NanoPack exhibit broad-spec-trum antimicrobial properties unmet by existing state-of-the-art materials, which include currently used nanomaterials such as silver particles, which have raised health concerns of toxicity and microbi-al resistance. Applying the power of nanotechnology, the project will employ polymer composites based on natural Halloysite Nanotubes

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No 720815

DURATION 1 January 2017 – 31 December 2019

BUDGET € 8.799.793,75

CALL H2020-NMBP-PILOTS-2016

www.nanopack.eu@nanopack.eu

ACTIVITIES of Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant

∂ Scale-up of the Halloysite Nanotubes (HNT) loading process with active compounds (essential oils)

∂ Scale-up of the HNT functionalization process

∂ Optimising formulation of HNTs to enable easier integration during large scale compounding

∂ Demonstration of the production of kilograms loaded HNTs allowing the production of > 2000 m² of plastic film

For questionsFrederik.De.Bruyn@bbeu.org +32 9 335 70 01

Industrial Partners Demand Side Partners

Coordinator Project Management

RTD Partners

CARMEL OLEFINS LTD.

BAZAN GROUP

CARMEL OLEFINS LTD

NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT

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APPLICATIONS

• Food-packaging products with anti-microbial surfaces based on natural materials

• Enhanced food safety• Prolonged shelf-life of food products

by up to 25%

(HNTs) as reliable and safe carriers, capable of tailored release of bio-active payloads. Due to their size, HNTs are unable to migrate from the food packaging into food. Maximizing safety, HNTs in the NanoPack food packaging slowly release minute amounts of potent, volatile, natural and EU-approved essential oils into the packaging headspace. The oils exhibit both antibacterial and antifungal properties and can be tailored to inhibit growth of most foodborne microbes.

The three-year project is aimed at demonstrating, validating and testing food-packaging products with antimicrobial surfaces based upon nat-ural materials. NanoPack will address scientific, technological, ecolog-

ical, economic, safety and regulatory challenges to ensure that con-sumers eventually will be able to benefit from this novel packaging

solution.

NanoPack intends to develop, scale up and run pi-lot lines in operational industrial environments to

manufacture antimicrobial polymer films that are commercially feasible and accepted by retail-

ers and consumers alike.