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Description
Study of new alternatives to optimize the wine process of malolactic fermentation, such as: Co-inoculation of yeasts and lactic acid bacteria: to inoculate lactic bacteria at the beginning of the alcoholic fermentation, 24 to 48 hours after sowing the yeasts. Immobilization of lactic acid bacteria: to encapsulate lactic bacteria in alginate beads for subsequent sowing. Use of ultrasonic techniques to monitor malolactic fermentation, a process by which wine acidity is reduced due to the transformation of malic acid (compound present in numerous plant products) into lactic acid.Other information
Number of researchers:
1
Development status:
In research and development phase
Differentiation in the market:
Novelty
Applicability of technology:
Yes
Companies and markets:
Manufacturers and marketers of fertilizers and nutritional products. Equipment companies for precision viticulture. Wine companies in general. Enological industry. Agro-food industry. Packaging and materials.
Advantages:
Alternatives to optimize agricultural processes.
Additional Information:
Techniques: Portable equipment for measuring leaf surface, leaf water potential and photosynthetic activity in the field. Equipment to determine grape juices and wines composition parameters. Experimental winery with capacity for 30,000 kg of grapes. Chemical analysis laboratory for grape juices and wines. Enological microbiology laboratory. Tasting room with 45 seats. HPLC. GC-FID. GC-ECD. UV-ViS. Optical oxygen meter.
UNESCO Code:
3101 - Agricultural chemistry
The ENOBIOTEC research group of the University of Valladolid located in the E.T.S. de Ingenierías Agrarias de Palencia, is made up of professors from the Microbiology Area (Josefina Vila Crespo) and from the Food Technology Area (Encarnación Ferná... Read more >
The purpose of the group is to deepen the analysis of chemical and biochemical processes in order to establish design and optimization strategies.The objectives of the group are:• Design unit operations to separate the Chemical In... Read more >
LINES OF INVESTIGATION:Simulation and Optimization of processes.The first of the objectives that make up this line of research is the development of process simulators; of models that allow to reproduce what happens at an industrial level in the real... Read more >
Selection and genetic identification of yeasts and native lactic bacteria with the aim of knowing which strain carries out the alcoholic and malolactic fermentation, as well as the species and the genus to which they belong.... Read more >
