Microwaves for Food Safety. Effective & ecological method for reducing Post-harvest losses (PHL) MED-SPRING - 25th 26th February 2015, Berlin

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1 Microwaves for Food Safety Effective & ecological method for reducing Post-harvest losses (PHL)

2 The Company EMitech s know-how relates to: Electromagnetic shielding for military and civil scopes; Reverberation multimode shielded chambers; Applications of electromagnetic energy for industrial purposes; Planning and realization of electromagnetic energy systems. President and founder Secretary 2 electronic engineers Cad designer Microbiologist Accountant Technical manager 3 Installers / mantainence workers Chairmanship Administration office R&D department Design and production office Installing and mantainence department Selling office

3 EMitech s Partners Polytechnic of Bari Department of Electronics and Electrotechnics University of Sannio in Benevento University University Federico II of Naples Polytechnic of Milan Department of Architecture Designing Polytechnic University of Marche - Department of Bioengineering and Electromagnetism Pennstate University IFAC Institute of applied Physics in Florence National Research centers IVALSA- Institute studying the valorization of wood and arboreous species CRA- ABP Research Center for Agrobiology and Pedology in Florence CRA- IAA Research Center for Food Processes Industry in Milan State Archives of Rome Private company STALAM S.p.A. Riseria Monferrato rice mill I Murgini organic farm Sperimental farm IMPROSTA

4 Application fields Art Disinfestation of cultural heritage in organic material Environment Microwave application for a fast humification proces of organic waste Packaging Pallets disinfestation by means of Dielectric Heating (DH) - a new phytosanitary measure, proposed by Emitech and being approved by the next CPM Meeting in March 2013 for inclusion in FAO-ISPM 15 Agro-food Sanification of foodstuff Detoxification by gluten

5 Biological infestations of agro-food products The main cause of losses in the Post Harvest phase and in Storage is represented by Biological Infestations which begin on field. Biological Infestations can: Significantly depreciate a lot of products in a very short time

6 Post-harvest Losses (PHL) Losses From 10 to 50 % (in tropical areas) 25% whole world production About 1/4 of what is produced never reaches the consumer for which it was grown and efforts and money needed to produce have been lost

7 Conventional disinfestation methods Conditioning of silos and warehouses Controlled atmosphere Extreme temperatures Fumigation Disadvantages: High costs and long treatment times Handling of dangerous chemicals Persistence in food of toxic residues Pollution

8 Conventional disinfestation methods

9 Conventional disinfestation methods 120,00 World Cereal Production 110,00 MILLION TONS/YEAR 100,00 90,00 80,00 70,00 60,

10 MISYA method MiSyA is a physical method that can be used to disinfest all products of vegetable origin infested by pests: Cereals (rice included) Legumes (beans, chickpeas, lentils, etc.) Seeds like pine-nuts Dry fruits Thanks to the heat effects deriving from the interaction between electromagnetic energy and polar molecules (in particular water), it is possible to achieve lethality of pests by overheating immediately when temperature achieves their Lethal Temperature (LT). Mortality tests, conducted over the years, on various species of pests, in all life stages (eggs, pupae, larvae, adults) showed that LTs range from 55 to 60 C.

11 Microwave Industrial Systems: helicoidal conveyor TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS Shielded structure : Conveyance system: Stainless steel shielded structure with welded elements Helicoidal Management system PLC with PID regulation Total MW power installed: from 6kW to 36kW Absorbed electrical power: from 12kW to 65kW Max Productive capacity: From 0,3 t/h to 2 t/h

12 Microwave Industrial Systems: rotating tube conveyor For continuous treatments of sensitive products such as pine nuts TECNICAL CHARACTERISTICS Shielded structure: Conveyance system: Stainless steel shielded structure with welded elements Rotating tube Management system PLC with PID regulation Total MW power installed: from 6kW to 36kW Absorbed electrical power: from 12kW to 65kW Max Productive capacity: from 0,3 t/h to 2 t/h

13 Advantages Full efficacy: 100% mortality rates on pests in all life stages (eggs, larvae, pupae and adults). No significant change in food quality (physical and nutritional characteristics) Absence of polluting effects harmful to operators and the environment No toxic residues in the end products Energy saving

14 Emitech s clients Our customers acquired by the end of the trial to date, have facts represented our true partners in the development of technology and have allowed us to make it reliable Mills cereals; Mills of gluten-free products; rice mills; Producers of organic cereals and legumes; Agricultural consortiums However, despite the courage of many entrepreneurs who have seen this technology in the resolution to many ethical problems due to pests in postharvest, the market remains wary. The causes are attributable to: - High innovative content of Misya proposed to a sector slow to implement process innovations; - Lack of specific laws that prohibit the use, or limit the use of chemicals; - Lack of funding aimed at encouraging investment in process innovation in the food chain

15 Where are our future customers Legums world production

16 Why they should choose Misya

17 Who are our future customers - Producers of cereals and legumes - organic and conventional - Importers - Traders - Transformers - Agricultural consortiums - Collection facilities and storage

18 Business Model IN THE PAST Resarch Prototipe design Process design In field tests Improvement in reliability IN THE FUTURE Create an international commercial net Looking for industrial partners to relocate production Know-how sharing Staff training for the assistance and maintenance

19 Business Model Turnover 900,000 1,5 M > 2 M Employees Profit 20% 25% 30 %

20 Who we are looking for Investiment needed Our shareholders today are: Nicola Diaferia (holding 55,26%) Leo Teresa (holding 44,74%) We are ready to open our capital to new shareholders or financial partners who want to invest whith us in engineering and marketing our tecnology: - Engineering firms; - Companies operating in food industry who want to invest in eco-friendly and safe technologies; - Engineers of industrial processes.

21 What we are looking for Services needed Our specific needs are: - Commercial network for the sale of our products worldwide - Business development support for international marketing strategies - Representative offices in Europe and other Countries - Legal assistance in international business

22 Contact details Molfetta (BA) Via A. Olivetti 28/A (Z.I.) Phone: Fax: Website: Thank You for your attention