Transcript Enviropak meeting

ENVIROPAK
Agenda day 1
Brief summaries of project results
09.00
Introduction and welcome by organizers
WP1 Baseline data for pears, litchi and cashew nuts (CSIR, UOM,
UEM)
WP2 Extraction of kafirin at small and large scale (UP, CSIR)
Modification of kafirin protein and films – microwave, cross-linking,
plasticization (UP, CSIR, SIK)
10.30
Coffee
WP3
Chemical properties of kafirin and kafirin films (IFR)
Physical properties of kafirin films (SIK)
Assessment of biodegradability (UP, CSIR)
WP4
12.00
Thermoplastic processing of kafirin films (IMCB)
Lunch
WP5 Coating techniques (UEM, CSIR)
WP6 Evaluation of quality and shelf-life of coated fruits and nuts
(UOM, UEM, CSIR, UP)
WP7 Migration and release from kafirin coatings and films (SIK)
WP8 Export of fruits and nuts (CSIR, UEM, UOM/SIK)
ENVIROPAK
Agenda day 2
Thursday Nov 25
Preparations for the dissemination workshop
09.00
Workshop organization and programme (CSIR, UP)
Presentations of the presentations by the individuals
concerned
10.30
Coffee
Presentation of the presentations, continued
Presentation of exhibition
12.00
Lunch
Modifications of presentations in smaller groups and
preparations for workshop
14.30
Coffee
Project administration (Mats)
TIP
Final report
Cost statements and final payment
Status of planned publications
17.00
End
ENVIROPAK
Agenda day 3
Friday Nov 26
Future exploitation of the Enviropak results
09.00
Intentions for exploitation (All)
Conflicting patents and IPR possibilities (All)
10.30
Coffee
Ideas for continuation projects (All)
Action plan for exploitation and continuation projects
12.00
Lunch
Project Management Committee Meeting
(Mats Stading, Corinda Erasmus, John Taylor, Peter Belton,
Salvatore Iannace, Maida Khan, Daya Goburdhun, Katarina
Nilsson)
1.Approval of the minutes of latest meeting
2.APA’s report
3.WPCs report
4.Science/patent issues
5.Publication and other dissemination
6.Finance
7.Future work plans and science meetings
8.Other business
- Final report
- TIP
Workshop
09:30
Registration + Tea/Coffee
10:00
Welcome
10:20
The Need of Biodegradable
Plastics and Edible
Coatings
Prof Mats Stading (SIK, Sweden)
10:40
Kafirin – A Solution
Prof Peter Belton (University of
East Anglia, UK)
11:00
Tea/Coffee
11:20
Extraction of Kafirin
Dr Corinda Erasmus (Bio/Chemtek,
CSIR, South Africa)
11:40
Making Coatings
Prof John Taylor (University of
Pretoria, South Africa)
12:00
Application of Coatings to
Fruits and Nuts
Mrs Daya Goburdhun (University
of Mauritius)
12:40
Making Plastics by
Thermoplastic
Processing
Prof Sammy Iannace (Italy)
13:00
Lunch
14:00
Applications and New
Products
Mrs Maida Khan (Eduardo
Mondlane University,
Mozambique)
14:20
Question and Answer
Session
Chair: Prof Amanda Minnaar
(University of Pretoria, South
Africa)
14:40
Exhibition +Tea/Coffee