New technologies and possibilities for maximizing wood utilization.

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1 New technologies and possibilities for maximizing wood utilization. Experiences in Treatment of Brettanomyces Fungus contaminated oak wood barrels through exposure to trains of electromagnetic radiation pulse.

2 JMP INGENIEROS NEW AMAZING Engineering CONCEPT

3 JMP INGENIEROS NEW AMAZING Engineering CONCEPT

4 SME Engeneering Company & Private Research Center Founded in 1992 WE DEVELOP TECHNOLOGY FOR STRATEGIC SECTORS. & WE ADAPT AND REUSE THAT TECHNOLOGY IN EVERYDAY PROCESS OF BASIC AND INDUSTRIAL SECTORS. SOTES. LA RIOJA. ESPAÑA. EU.

5 OAK WOOD IS VERY IMPORTANT IN WINE BUSSINES WOOD BARRELS ARE NOT ONLY A CONTAINER. THE WINE GETS A LOT OF AROMAS, FLAVORS AND BOUQUET FROM THE WOOD DURING THE TIME IT REMAINS ON THE BARRELS. WOOD IS PART OF THE WINE ELABORATION PROCESS.

6 THE PROBLEM Brettanomyces is important to both the brewing and wine industries due to the sensory compounds it produces. Brettanomyces is a non-spore forming genus of yeast in the family Saccharomycetaceae, and is often colloquially referred to as "Brett". In the wild, Brettanomyces lives on the skins of fruit. When Brettanomyces grows in wine it produces several compounds that can alter the palate and bouquet. Brettanomyces can potentially spoil a wine. It is generally seen as a wine spoilage yeast, and its presence in wine as a wine fault.

7 At low levels some winemakers agree that the presence of these compounds has a positive effect on wine, contributing to complexity, and giving an aged character to some young red wines The yeast is acidogenic, and when grown on glucose rich media under aerobic conditions, produces large amounts of acetic acid. However when the levels of the sensory compounds greatly exceed the sensory threshold, their perception is almost always negative.

8 IT IS THOUGHT BRETTANOMYCES CAN BE INTRODUCED TO A WINERY BY INSECT VECTORS OR BY PURCHASING BRETT CONTAMINATED WINE BARRELS. The ability to metabolise the disaccharide cellobiose, along with the irregular surface of a barrels, provide ideal conditions for Brettanomyces growth. Once the yeast is in a winery it is hard to eradicate and is spread readily by unsanitised equipment.

9 TRADITIONAL SOLUTIONS FOR CONTROLLING THE GROWTH OF THE BRETT POPULATION IN THE WOOD OF THE BARRELS CHEMICAL : (SO 2 PILL) SURFACE CLEANING DESTROY CONTAMINED BARRELS & BUY NEW ONES THERMAL: (WATER STEAM) ABRASION (BLASTING QUARZ SAND)

10 MISSION ASSIGNMENT TO DESIGN A NEW TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION OBJECTIVE: TO BUILD A DEVICE REUSING LEADING EDGE TECHNOLOGIES TO SOLVE THE BRETT PROBLEM IN WOOD BARRELS EXPECTED RESULTS: REDUCE OR ELIMINATE BRETTT POPULATION IN BARRELS. RESPECT ALL THE WOOD BARREL PROPETIES IN RELATION WITH WINE PROCESS, INCLUDING ORGANOLEPTIC ONES. MUST BE BASED IN PHISICAL PHENOMENON (NO CHEMICAL ADDITIVES) FAST ENOUGHT TO AVOID PRODUCTION SPEED PROBLEMS.

11 NEW IDEA BASED IN Treatment of oak wood barrels through exposure to trains of electromagnetic radiation pulse

12 TECHNOLOGY DEMOSTRATOR BASED IN Treatment of oak wood barrels through exposure to trains of electromagnetic radiation pulse. WE CREATE & DESIGN A TOOL TO ALLOW LABORATORIES AND EXPERTS TO RESOLVE DOUBTS ABOUT THE VALIDITY OF THE TECHNOLOGY

13 TECHNOLOGY DEMOSTRATOR BASED IN Treatment of oak wood barrels through exposure to trains of electromagnetic radiation pulse WE BUILTD THE MACHINE AND WE TAKE IT TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL WE DESIGN A TRACEABILITY SYSTEM TO AVOID MISTAKES IN LABORATORY TEST

14 TECHNOLOGY DEMOSTRATOR BASED IN Treatment of oak wood barrels through exposure to trains of electromagnetic radiation pulse WE INVOLVE FOR TEST SEVERAL PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ANALITYCS & BIOTECNOLOGY LABORATORIES

15 RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS DURING THE VALID TESTS, THE TEMPERATURE DID NOT RISE OVER 45ºC THE HUMIDITY LEVEL WAS UNDER CONTROL TO PREVENT CRACKS IN THE WOOD A MINIMUN POWER THRESOLD EXIST AND CAN NOT BE COMPENSED WITH MORE PROLONGED EXPOSURE UNDER THIS LEVEL, A RIKS OF TREATAMENT FAILURE EXIST.

16 RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS A PERIODIC EXPOSURE OF THE BARREL TO THE ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES IN THE OK ZONE, ALLOW TO AVOID THE RISK OF INFECTATION. & THE LIFE OF THE BARREL WILL NOT DEPEND ANY MORE OF THE BRETT POPULATION LEVEL.

17 NEW POSSIBILITIES BEE PROJECT THE TREATAMENT IS BEING TESTED JUST NOW IN OTHER INFECTED WOOD SCENARIES IN ORDER TO GET THE BEST SOLUTION.

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19 JMP INGENIEROS NEW AMAZING Engineering CONCEPT