InovCarbon - Nanoporous materials engineered for you

1. nCrivex

2. Population
growth

3. Food

5. We do not want pesticides in the food
For public health concerns processed food must be completely free of contaminants.
Responsible for Quality and R&D in a food processing industry

6. Food with pesticides may pose a risk to public health.
European Food Safety Authority 2015

7. Edible oil industry

8. Contaminants
of edible oil
*(max BaP 2.0µg/kg in oils and fats for human
consumption or use as an ingredient in food)
EU Regulation 1881/2006
Polycyclic aromatic
hydrocharbons
(PAHs)
Pesticides
Regulated*

9. Oil Contaminants Pesticides
Gerrit van Duijn, Eur. J. Lipid Sci. Technol. 2008, 110, 982–989
Current
Activated Carbons

10. Oil Contaminants Pesticides
nCrivex

11. Solution
Contaminant
nCrivex
Engineered structure for perfect match with dimensions of contaminants

12. Edible Oils Market
77 B €/year
(increased 5.6 % in 2014)
500 M €/year
Purification
expenses
Vegetable oil refining can be optimized to meet new oil quality standards
by using activated carbon for removal of “heavy” contaminants.
Wim De Greyt, R&D Manager, Desmet Bellestra Group (Belgium)

13. Competitors
Product features /
customer benefits
Norit SA 5 PAH-HF
Removal of PAHs, color
and other contaminants 100%  100% 
Removal of pesticides
(single step) 0% 60 – 90% 
Ability to adapt to future
pesticides NO  YES 
Customized activated carbons may reach prices up to 70 €/kg.
Henry Nowicki, Consultant in activated carbons, PACLABs, US
nCrivex

14. Purification with
Higher quality oil
1 L Edible Oil
2 €
Only 0.0021 € extra
per 1 L edible oil
So far, I do not know any activated carbon that is able to remove pesticides from
edible oils or deodorizer distillates. That would really be a product of interest.
Wim De Greyt, R&D Manager, Desmet Ballestra Group (Belgium)
nCrivex

15. Roadmap
Product optimization
1st semester
Scale-up
Production Field Tests
€250k € 1.5 M
2nd semester 3rd semester 4th semester 5th semester
Proof-of-concept
R&D New products
IP
6th semester 7th semester
Facility deployment
Total funds needed: € 1.75 M

16. Exit Strategy
Trade Sale

17. The Future
Sugar & Syrup
Pharmaceuticals
Water
High margin
High volume
Very high margin
Low volume
Medium margin
Very high volume

18. Ana Sofia Mestre (PhD)
Researcher
University of Lisbon
Ana Paula Carvalho (PhD)
Assistant Professor
University of Lisbon
João Lourenço
Senior Mechanical Engineer
IST, EngiScience

19. The world needs more food but quality food
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