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1. LISBON, JANUARY 27th, 2015
Hexane Detection made easy

2. PROBLEM
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Adapted from http://www.statista.com/statistics/
152 Million Tons
were Consumed
Worldwide in 2014
VEGETABLE OIL

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64 B$ by 2018 with a CAGR of 12%
PROBLEM
US (North America)
- Soybean
Latin America
- Soybean
Asia-Pacific
- Rice and cotton
- Rapeseed
- Palm
- Sesame
Europe
- Sunflower
- Rapeseedhttp://www.indexmundi.com/agriculture/?commodity
VEGETABLE OIL

4. PROBLEM
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VEGETABLE OILS PRODUCTION
Oilseeds
Cleaning
Cracking
Pressing
PULP
HEXANE
CRUDE OIL
HEXANE
EVAPORATION
RECOVERY
Refined
Oil
Oil
Extraction
FLOUR

5. PROBLEM
PRESENCE OF HEXANE IN VEGETABLE OIL
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- Limits the taste and smell
- Health problems (neurotoxin)
classified by Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
- Decreases shelf-life of the oil
- Lack of accurate and fast Quality Control
- Process Monitorization (Hexane Recovery)
CUSTOMER
INDUSTRY

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“Implement a faster method that can monitor the levels of
residual solvent (hexane) in final products, e.g. oil and flour.”
CURRENT METHOD
Regulation ISO9832GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY (GC)
- Sample transportation and adulteration
- Sample preparation
- Time consuming analysis
- Requires specialized personnel
Engª Marina Reis, Responsible for Production Sovena Oilseeds

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Vegetable Oil
Volatiles
V
Electrical
Signal
Flour sample

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Vegetable Oil
Volatiles
V
Electrical
Signal
Flour sample
Optical
Signal

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Rapid in situ detection of
hexane in oil and flour
CONSUMABLESSENSOR
PRODUCT

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MARKET COMPETITION
CAPABILITIES BioClics SENSOR
GAS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
CHEMGARDTM
PHOTOACOUSTIC INFRARED
GAS MONITOR
PORTABILITY   
RESPONSE TIME
  
PRICE € €€€ €€
ANALYSIS Simple Complex Simple
SAMPLE TYPES All All Gas

12. BUSINESS MODEL
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Suppliers • CHEMICALS
• ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
CrystalSense Solutions

13. BUSINESS MODEL
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Suppliers • CHEMICALS
• ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
Distributors
Commercial laboratory products
• VEGETABLE OIL PRODUCERS
(Quality Control Laboratories)
CrystalSense Solutions

14. ROADMAP AND MILESTONES
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• High BioClics Sensitivity
• Selective BioClics for Hexane
• Miniaturized Sensor for Hexane volatiles
detection in oils and flours
2015 2016 2017 ...
Development of
BioClics for hexane
volatiles
Sensor Miniaturization
Selective hexane
detection in oils and
flour samples
Prototype Development
0.34M€ 0.3M€
Production
and Sales

15. PIPEPLINE
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1.7 B $ in 2012 with CAGR 5.1% from 2014 to 2020*
- Automotive Industry
- Petrochemical Industry
- Industrial Manufacturing
- Healthcare Industry
GLOBAL GAS SENSORS MARKET
* http://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/gas-sensors-market

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RAPID in situ DETECTION OF
HEXANE IN OIL AND FLOUR

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TEAM
Cecília Roque
Ass.Professor
Chemical
Engineering and
Biotechnology
Ana Sofia Pina
Researcher
PhD in
Biotechnology
crystalsensesolutions@gmail.com
Margarida Dias
MIT-PT PhD st.
Biotechnology