EUROPEAN COMMISSION

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Directorate General XII-B.I.1

UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID

Departamento de Ingeniería Química

Workshop IMPROLIVE 2000

Call identifier: 1999/C64/13

Contract N°: QLK1-1999-30011

Programme: "Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources"

(Accompanying Measures)

Final Report

June 2000

CONTENT

Objectives

Technical Programme

Verification of Milestones

Results

Management

Dissemination Plan

Annex 1. Participants

1. OBJECTIVES

The primary objective of the workshop IMPROLIVE2000 was the dissemination of results generated in the project Improlive (FAIR-CT96-1420).

The workshop was designed to put together several parties involved in the olive oil area: industries, i.e. users, decision-makers and experts as well as the participants of the project Improlive. It would also serve to discuss the possibilities of application and implementation of the technologies developed, to identify and evaluate new research needs and problems, to define the implementation of solutions in the olive oil industry and to design future applications, and to generate future possible research needs.

The detailed individual objectives are:

To promote and complement the dissemination activities of the project Improlive, FAIR-C96-1420, among a diversity of sectors of the olive oil area.

To evaluate and deeply discuss with realistic points of view, with the aid of the invited external experts, the scientific aspects, result and technologies developed.

To define the conditions for the implementation of technologies developed and the social and economical effects of the application of new strategies and criteria derived from that project.

To define, together and face to face with users and industrials, new solutions and methodologies to be applied in future projects related with the problems generated by the solid, liquid and solid-liquid wastes from olive oil extraction.

The expected results and milestones were:

Socio-economic: An effective dissemination of results from the project Improlive among users and industrials that will contribute to the diffusion, transfer, exploitation and broad take-up of such results.

Scientific-technological: An external assessment/validation of the technologies developed in the said project will be made.

Industrial: An assessment of industrial standards will serve to define well the implementation of the technologies developed in the said project.

Research and Development: Several criteria and new methodologies will be defined for deriving future projects related with the problems of treatment of waste from olive oil extraction.

Future actions: The new ideas raised from the discussions and the round table will serve to define future implementations and projects.

2. TECHNICAL PROGRAMME

The workshop IMPROLIVE2000 included the presentation of results in Posters and Oral Presentations in charge of participants of the project Improlive and invited experts. The presentations took about 15-30 min, followed by 10-15 min of discussion. The definitive schedule was the one shown in the following tables.

Some minor changes were done in this schedule, the most important in Sessions A and D, due to the unexpected death of Prof. Costas Balis, the 5 April in Brussels, causing the absence of the team from the University of Harokopio.

The number of participants was more than 50 persons (12 from the Improlive’s Partnership and some other 40 as external invited people), pertaining to 7 Universities, 5 Research Centres, 17 Companies and 4 Official Administrations of 8 European countries. See details at the end of this report, Annex 1.

The workplan was structured into three phases containing 8 workpackages:

Phase I .- Preparatory actions: WP1 invited people (mailing, invitation, confirmation), WP2 workshop (room, program, content)

Phase II.- Workshop holding: WP3 posters, WP4 oral sessions, WP5 logistic (translation, breaks, meals, transport).

Phase III.- Dissemination and implementation of conclusions: WP6 edition of proceedings, WP7 final report and cost statements, WP8 application of future actions.

The phases I and III were developed as programmed before and after the main body of the workshop. Most of phase II took place on-line, i.e. in real time during the workshop performance.

WORKSHOP "IMPROLIVE 2000"

Schedule

Thursday 13th of April 2000
Time	Content	Name/Institution
09:00	Welcome Presentation of Workshop Introduction to Sessions	Prof. J.M. Aragón, Co-ordinator Dra. Antonia Heredia, Instituto de la Grasa
Session A. Biochemical Treatments
10:00	Bacteria in composting alpeorujo: their identification using biochemical and biological molecular techniques	Prof. N.J. Russell Wye College, University of London
10:20	Olive oil wastes: could microbial fermentation be the solution?	Prof. A. Karagouni, Lic. E. Giannouysou, Univ. of Athens
10:40	Composting and bioremedation: better plant growth	Prof. C. Balis, Mrs. M. Antonakou, Miss V. Tassiopoulou Harokopio University
11:00	Coffee Break
Session B. Physicochemical Treatments
11:30	Flumov	Prof. J.M. Aragón, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
11:50	Moisture sensor and control devices	Dr. P.Danill Cognito Quam Electrotech. Ltd.
12:10	Pulp de-oiling, stone separation and pulp drying	Dr. S.Hruschka Westfalia Separator A.G.
12:30	Data-base and waste water treatments	Dipl. Eng. F.W. Bolle, Dipl. Eng. B.Stölting FiW-R.W.T.H. Aachen
12:50	Session of Posters
13:30	Lunch
Session C. Technical Round Table
15:30	Scientific & Technical Round Table	Dr.R.Borja, Dr.C.Balis, Dr.C.J.Williams, Dr.A.Vieira, Dr.J.R.Perán, Dr.G.Antolín, Dr.J.Fernández-Bolaños...
16:30	Industrials & Business Round Table	Mr.T.Pina, Mr.M.Manaute, Mr.P.Fernández, Mr.A.Alvarez, Mr.E.Calvo
20:30	Dinner
Friday 14th of April 2000
Time	Content	Name/Institution
09:00	Introduction to Sessions	Prof. J.M. Aragón, Co-ordinator
Session D. Industrial Aspects
09:30	Olive mill liquid wastes nowadays. Depuration and whole reuse.	Prof. Antonio Lara University of Valladolid
09:50	Co-generation Plants by Agricultural Wastes Gasification	Mr. Sebastián Querejeta GASBI,S.L., San Sebastián
10:10	Perspectives of the mushroom industry in Greece, search of new substrates and valorisation of the olive mill wastes	Mr. L. Lachouvaris HMF, Evia, Grecia (Dr. Balis on his behalf)
10:30	Coffee Break
Session E. Scientific & Technical Aspects
11:00	Recycling and reuse of olive mill wastes	Dr. C.J. Williams / Mr. G.Martínez The University of Sheffield
11:20	FLAIR-FLOW EUROPE: a focused dissemination system for small food companies	Prof. Jesús Espinosa-Mulas Instituto del Frío, CSIC
11:40	Paenibacillus jamilae, an alternative for 'alpechin & orujo' treatment and use.	Prof Alberto Ramos-Cormenzana University of Granada
Session F. Social & Environmental Aspects
12:00	Social & Environmental Round Table	Mr.J.La Cal, Mrs.P.San Miguel, Prof.U.Tomati, Mr.S.Querejeta,Mrs. N.Molina
13:30	Lunch
Final Session. Conclusions
15:30	Integrated Round Table: strategies, future, conclusions, actions to take	Main table: Mr.L.Bontoux, Mr.J.Tasias, Mr.G.Lamothe, Dr.J.Vallés, Mr.A.Artacho...
17:00	Others questions and matters
17:30	End of Workshop
20:30	Dinner

N.B.: Some last minute changes were done for some participants who were

not able to be present because diverse causes.

3. VERIFICATION OF MILESTONES

The following milestones, which were expected at the start of the project and positively reached on time, constitute the verified end-point of each phase or workpackage:

ü MS1.- The participants and external experts were contacted and confirmed their participation. The main remarkable fact was the absence of the team of University of Harokopio, one of the Partners of the project Improlive, due to the sudden death of Prof. Balis very few days before the workshop.

ü MS2.- The programme, exact date of the event and schedule were defined/made, the workshop room confirmed, the insurance policy contracted.

ü MS3.-The posters were fitted and the poster session made.

ü MS4.-The oral sessions concluded in time.

ü MS5.- The logistic factors were controlled, simultaneous translation was operative, breaks and meals in time.

ü MS6.-The proceedings of the workshop are edited (in press) and distributed among participants and other relevant institutions and persons (the distribution is prepared and will continue during next months as new interested people and institutions were identified).

ü MS7.- The final report and cost statements are send and approved by the EC.

ü MS8.- Further contacts, meetings, etc. have been made and implementations and future actions have been decided. See details on dissemination activities.

4. RESULTS

In relation with the objectives and expected results of the Workshop, the main general results are the following ones:

The results of the project Improlive, FAIR-C96-1420, were disseminated and discussed among a diversity of sectors of the olive oil area, research and education institutions, and official administrations. A book containing the proceedings of the workshop as well as the final report of the project Improlive was edited and their distribution complements the direct dissemination of the workshop.

Two sessions (Sessions A and B) were used to describe, evaluate and deeply discuss with realistic points of view, with the aid of the invited external experts, the scientific aspects, result and technologies developed in the project Improlive. In other two Sessions (Sessions D and E) many interesting and complementary experiences of other researchers and industrials were reported and shared with all the participants.

The round tables served and were positively used to define the conditions for the implementation of technologies developed and the social and economical effects of the application of new strategies and criteria derived from these projects.

A series of solutions and methodologies were discussed in order to define future projects related with the problems generated by the solid, liquid and solid-liquid wastes from olive oil extraction.

The new ideas raised from the discussions and the round tables, as well as the opportunities encountered along the days of the workshop have promoted and facilitate a great number of contacts among the participants, institutions and companies to define future partnerships, implementations and collaboration projects.

IDENTIFIED NEEDS OF R&D

Several needs of research and development were identified, many of them related with the activities of Key Actions 1 and 5 of the Quality of Life Programme (e.g., development of improved manufacturing processes and technologies sustainable systems of production, process control, sustainable management of resources, integrated production and exploitation of biological materials for non-food uses such as biopolymers, additives and fine chemicals, protection of land and prevention of soil erosion). The identified items are::

The enriched alpeorujo must be deeply tested with different animals to know the nutritional and other effects.

A scaling-up of the fluidised-moving bed driers would be necessary to test the performance on the drying of alpeorujo with gas streams at low/medium temperature (e.g. exhaust gases from burners, power and heating systems).

The de-oiling of alpeorujo and combined operations should be deeply studied and developed to optimise the recovering and quality of oil. In each combination case, the order and the relative placing of every apparatus in the process must be studied (decanters, malaxers, stone separators, etc.).

The treatment methods for solid and liquid wastes are diverse. The great variety of compounds of the wastes needs several technologies to remove the harmful compounds for the environment. Most of the following methods have been tested in laboratory and only some of them in industrial scale. In the case of alpeorujo the most used treatments are drying/evaporation, thermal treatment, biological treatment, and treatment by fungi. Compost and livestock feeding manufacture could follow this treatment.

For the liquid waste, the possible methods are, either in single or in combined ways, aerobic treatment (bioremediation), lagooning, anaerobic treatment, filtration, ultrafiltration, membrane filtration, wet oxidation, precipitation/flocculation, adsorption, evaporation, electrolysis. An emerging technology, co-composting of diverse mixtures of different wastes, would be specially attractive to research.

The precise evaluation of the cost and feasibility of each of these methods would require further studies. A lot of factors must be considered to choose among different methods, e.g. waste state (liquid or solid), waste amount, costs and investment, place necessity, specific training of the workers, noise and odour emissions, seasonal trouble. Precise "standardising" criteria of evaluation and comparison of methods are required.

Composting has the great advantage of minimising the emissions. The great quality of the compost that can be produced from alpeorujo would be a very competitive factor to develop "prêt à porter" composts for application on high added value cultures (e.g. flowers, out-of-season horticulture...).

A clarification is needed to define the liquid effluent constituted by washing water from the cleaning of olives in the mills and the oil cleaning after decanting (about 0.25 litres per kg olive). This is a liquid waste originated by the use of the two-phase systems that is lower in quantity and COD than was alpechín of the three-phase systems (1/5 lower). Nevertheless, in some areas of Spain the lagooning of this wastewater could cause increasing environmental problems. "Alpechín does exists still in Spain... and it is more important than it seems."

Design criteria on instrumentation and control are needed since if control is not included in the early plant designing, the further modifications and optimisations can signify great amounts of extra expenses. The optimisation is very important in the subsequent steps of scaling-up. Applications to simulation of dynamics and responses of controlled systems would be promoted.

The experience of Spain in the change from three to two-phase systems should be compiled and integrated to have a clear extrapolation to other countries that are still in the press and three-phase technology and preview a further change of technology (e.g. Greece, Portugal, Tunisia...). The "real" advantages of two-phase system in view of the adoption in these countries should be carefully studied and balanced.

It is needed developed plants able to burns directly wet alpeorujo. Adequate criteria to design combined and co-generation systems are needed in order to recover the heat of different engines and exhaust gases to use them in alpeorujo drying systems.

More data are needed about the performance and development of medium size (around 1000 kW) power systems based on gasification of orujillo and stones and explosion engines. The competitiveness could be positive for local applications (farms, isolated SME's, ...).

Development is needed to know whether gasification process as a method to profit orujillo would be economically interesting. The best cycle seems to involve a generated electricity and heat that would be used by the extractor companies and so the co-generation would be complete. In the case of alpeorujo the process would need a previous drying step, and the heat could be used in the co-generation plant.

An economical study about the cost of exopolysaccaride (EPS) production from alpechín should be needed. Also, a market study should say whether a reasonable amount of EPS at a high enough price is possible to make actually valuable alpechín.

Several electric generation plants of 12-16 MW, in which the orujillo or decanted alpeorujo are used as fuel can, apparently, solve the problem of solid wastes. Nevertheless, this option is not the optimum one for a far future. Nowadays it has become a valorisation way but much effort must be done to develop new and more "noble" substances and materials should be looked for inside these wastes/sub-products. Examples would be EPS, filtering agents, biopolymers, vegetal components of high contents of lignin and cellulose, and fine chemicals. In resume, new and diverse materials and products of a rather high added value. The valorisation would be interesting from two points of view, socially and environmentally, because it would create employment, richness and diversity for the productive backgrounds of rural areas. From the point of view of the environment, it would suppose the elimination of the burning of the olive lopping off and orujillo, which involves particles emission and no profit to farmers.

There is a lack of information related to the limits of applicability and economical viability for each solution to valorise the olive wastes. This fact implies that the decisions are taken under an "atmosphere" of increasing difficulties and decreasing accuracy The selection of "good solutions" for the management and valorisation of the wastes coming from olive oil production, and the design of a economical activity should be particular for each case. They always will depend on several factors, such as capacity of production, regional characteristics, industrial and agronomy-ecological surroundings, local laws, etc.

Two subjects of conclusion were suggested: the definition of waste, sub-product, raw substance and secondary substance, in the olive sector, in order to clarify concepts and reach a better management. A commission could be created to clarify these terms as well as to systematise and classify all the existing and emerging methods of valorisation and regeneration.

The ‘chain of oil valour’ is important is each study or assessment on wastes and treatments because this chain involves every sector (from the farmers to the users, passing through the mills, the extractors and the refiners). These sectors are not independent but totally interrelated and, consequently, sensible to every action or decision which could be adopted.

5. MANAGEMENT

The responsible organisation for the co-ordination of this accompanying measure, organisation and preparation/execution of the workshop and to achieve the objectives of the proposal is the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. The project management was run by a Steering Group consisting of the Co-ordinator and four assistant persons. The European Office and the "OTRI" service (Office for the Transference of Research Results), both belonging to the "Universidad Complutense de Madrid" developed the administrative assistance of the project as well as for the posterior diffusion of results in the WEB pages of the UCM. The workshop was held in the auditorium of the "Instituto de la Grasa" (Institute of the Grease, institute that belongs to the Spanish Research Council, "Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas"), Avda. Padre García Tejero, 4, Seville, Spain.

The progress monitoring measures used as assessment criteria for the review, include the checking of the following items, all of them reached successfully and as programmed:

Definition of the list of participants and collaborating institutions ü

Legal aspects: insurance policy ü

Contacting and confirmation of invited experts ü

Definition of exact date of the event and edition of the schedule-program ü

Mailing of the program to involved persons and institutions ü

Contacting the hotels and travel agencies ü

Transport service for hotel-workshop communications ü

Confirming bookings ü

Travels and reception of invited experts ü

Preparation of the congress room ü

Assistance services ü

Audio-visual facilities ü

Materials-provisions-services for breaks and meals ü

Posters location and attachment ü

Advertising pointers ü

Timely start and end of the sessions ü

Edition/distribution of the workshop proceedings ü

List of measures and actions derived from the workshop ü

Final report and cost statement ü

Future actions (see dissemination plans)ü

6. DISSEMINATION PLAN

Antecedents. Project IMPROLIVE: This workshop was designed as an Accompanying Measure of the FAIR project Improlive (CT96-1420), developed in the period 1^st January 1997 to 31st December 1999. In the Technological Implementation Plan of that project it was already previewed, among others ways, the dissemination of results of that project in this Workshop.

The main results obtained in the Project Improlive were:

Bioremediation and Composting

Composting and subsequent utilisation in agriculture has turned out to be the most suitable procedure for the treatment of solid waste (alpeorujo). The bacterial isolation and identification and physiological responses of bacteria present in fresh alpeorujo and involved in the bioremediation of the liquid fractions and composting of the solid fractions of alpeorujo were assessed. The liquid waste is very well suited for anaerobic treatment, but should be submitted to further aerobic treatment in an activated sludge plant.

A novel thermophilic process of composting based on the use of hydrogen peroxide was developed. The method allows the transformation of alpeorujo either alone or mixed with other agricultural bulky wastes into a humidified organic substrate suitable for agricultural use. In the former case the process is self-sustainable, i.e. the fresh alpeorujo is fed batch wise with partial recycling for practically an unlimited time. In both cases after the necessary maturation period the processes yield a final product (alpeorujo-compost) of good quality.

Catalogue and Database

Data collection was related mainly to 13 treatments of wastewater from three-phase decanting process. From our research resulted that the two-phase decanting process shows unequivocal advantages. Five main procedures suitable for alpeorujo treatment were finally identified: drying (natural, mechanical), combustion, aerobic treatment (composting), anaerobic treatment and treatment by fungi.

An in-situ inquiry resulted in 11 data records collected in Greece and 18 in Spain. Alpeorujo is mainly treated in large evaporation lagoons and/or used as fuel. This does not comply with the ecological principles of the EU or the respective countries. A third measure for data collection exists through the forms of the interactive database on the project Internet Web pages and the direct possibility to contact. This way is still operative and will continue to exist after the project has been achieved.

Solid state fermentation:

Enrichment of the substrate with microbial protein and subsequent aminoacid production with possibility of use as an animal feed

Drying:

A new and innovative contactor based on fluidised/moving beds has been designed and its fluid dynamics and behaviour as drier were studied. The operating conditions of drying of alpeorujo in fluidised/moving beds have been studied and optimised. The operation seems feasible for industrial scale but further tests in higher scale are needed. Using ring dryer, the humidity of the alpeorujo is reduced to approx. 10%–15 %. The dried material is a powder, the fractions of which are: pit fragments (also by using a pit separator before), skin, fruit flesh particles or agglomerates.

De-oiling:

The de-oiling of the fresh alpeorujo in a further two phase decanter as well as in the ecological line is possible, also directly after the first deoiling step, the mean oil extraction line. In an one metric ton pilot plant several processes or different process parameters were investigated, e.g. with/without pit separation, malaxing time, enzymes, water addition, milling or combinations of these. Alpeorujo, which is de-oiled directly, gives an oil which would reach the quality stage "olive oil", but the sterol content in the orujo oil indicates a low quality.

Monitoring and Control:

A new device to control flow of granular solids, based on the J-valve concept, was designed and proved successfully. The device can be implemented in control loops.

It was developed an industrial grade Moisture Sensor and Panel Controller technology.

Gasification:

Physicochemical treatments of de-oiled alpeorujo and pits in new systems based on fluidised/moving beds in which the material suffers combustion and gasification were tested. The new contactor based on fluidised/moving beds does not serves for pure combustion or burning but it is positively useful and feasible for the gasification of de-oiled orujo and pits with air/water. The flue gas obtained has a typical composition and, through adequate further tests, it could be proved the use in explosion engines to produce electricity.

The broad dissemination and use intentions for the outputs of the Project Improlive were:

The method of self-sustained thermophilic process should be industrial scaled, improved and perfected so that it can be put on the market. Further studies of co-fermentation of typical organic waste from the Mediterranean area.

Further experiments will serve to test the nutritional value of the derived product and its safety for animal consumption.

The hydrogen peroxide triggering effect merits further exploration in order to understand better its mechanism of action, to enhance the composting process and to produce mushroom substrate.

Development of marketable processes for orujo de-oiling, adjusted to the respective plant sizes and social/economic parameters will be made.

The new technologies related to fluidised/moving bed driers and gasifiers, and solid feed systems based on J-valves will be disseminated looking for the application to marketable products and systems with economic benefits.

Developed control systems will be disseminated and evolved to marketable products.

A workshop about dissemination of results and general assessment on olive oil wastes, problems and solutions will be held in Seville (Spain), 13-14 April 2000.

DISSEMINATION PLAN FOR RESULTS OF IMPROLIVE-2000

A wide dissemination of the results and conclusions of the workshop IMPROLIVE-2000 should be ensured through the publication of a book of proceedings and by subsequent presentations at conferences.

The main user groups to be involved are at least the olive oil manufacturers as well as olive farmers, orujo oil extractors, machinery manufacturers. They should be involved either by reporting them directly the results of the action or through professional associations and by WEB pages and e-mail distributions.

Dissemination to European Commission and Partners (within Jun-Dec 2000)

The Final Report, Proceedings book and Final Programme are sent to the EU scientific officer.

The former partners of project Improlive, and all participants to the workshop, receives the proceedings book

The proceedings become available for other interested persons and institutions under request.

Dissemination to specific interests targeted groups (within Jul-Dec 2000):

Associations (e.g. FIODE, Spanish Associations of Extractors)

Standarisation Bodies, e.g. Instituto de la Grasa

FLAIR-FLOW co-ordinator

Industries, e.g. big co-operatives (El Tejar)

Environment administration offices, e.g. Ministry of Environment, Consejerías of Andalucía, Castilla-La Mancha, Kalamata Congress.

Publications and public presentations (2000-2001):

Papers: Alimentación, Equipos y Tecnologías (Oct-Dec 2000)

Book: Proceedings, Ed. Complutense, 300 pages (Jun 2000)

Presentations: Expoliva 2001, (Jaén, Spain, June 2001)

WWW pages in the Internet with information about the results of the Workshop (updated within June-July 2000):

UCM's page: http://www.ucm.es/info/improliv/index.htm

FiW's page: http://www.fiw.rwth-aachen.de/improlive/improlive.html

Cquam's page: http://www.cognitoquam.gr

On-going actions: a series of further contacts have been made by several participants to the workshop in relation to the dissemination of results and technologies and preparation of RTD proposals.

Acknowledgments will always include: supported by the European Commission Quality of Life Programme, Key Action 1(Health, Food & Nutrition); contract QLK1-1999-30011.

Copies of manuscripts in press should be sent to the EC scientific officer for information.

ANNEX 1

List of the Workshop Participants

Instituto de la Grasa, CSIC, Seville, Spain

Dra. Antonia Heredia Moreno (Directora)

Dr. José Alba Mendoza (Unit of Industrial Processes - Environment)

Dr. Rafael Borja Padilla (Unit of Industrial Processes - Environment)

Dr. Juan Fernández-Bolaños Guzmán (Dept. of Food Biotechnology)

Dra. Blanca Felizón Becerra (Dept. of Food Biotechnology)

D. Francisco Sánchez Roldán (Dept. of Food Biotechnology)

Project Improlive

European Commission, DG12

Dr. Laurent Bontoux (Scientific Officer of Project IMPROLIVE)

Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Spain

Prof. José M. Aragón (Co-ordinator)

Prof. Mª Carmen Palancar (Assist. Co-ordinator)

D. Eduardo Aguilar Díez (Organisation)

Dª Estefanía Aguilar Díez (Collaborator)

Dª Susana Revilla Sánchez (Collaborator)

University of Athens, Greece

Prof. Amalia Karagouni

Lic. Heleni Giannoutsou

Dª. Georgia Konstantopoulou

Forschungsinstitut für Wasser und Abfallwirstchaft (FiW), Germany

Dip. Eng. Friedrich W. Bolle (Director)

Dip. Eng. Birgit Stölting

Wesfalia Separator AG (WSAG), Germany

Dr. Steffan Hruschka

Mr. Klemens Geissen

Cognito Quam Electrotechnologies Ltd. , Athens, Greece

Dr. Panayotis Daniil

Wye College, University of London, U.K.

Prof. Nicholas Russell

Harokopio University, Athens, Greece

Prof. Costantin Balis

Mrs. Maria Antonakou

Mrs. Voula Tassiopoulou

Companies

Oleícola "El Tejar", Cordoba, Spain

D. Manuel Manaute Humanes (Social Co-ordinator)

Tratamientos Integrales de Alpechines de Baena, (TRAINALBA), Cordoba, Spain

D. Eduardo Calvo Ilundáin (Director General Adjunto)

D. Francisco José Lucena

Impulsion, S.L.,Sciences Parc du Perget, Toulouse, France

D. Julio Vallés

Hellafarm, S.A., Athens, Greece

D. Legakis Febe

Hellenic Mushroom Farm, Athens, Greece

D. L Lachouvaris

Metrocompost, Barcelona, Spain

Dª. Natalia Molina Pérez

Aceites Pina S.A., Villarta de San Juan (Ciudad Real), Spain

D. Tomás Pina Llopis (Director)

Gasificación de Biomasa S.A. (GASBI), San Sebastián, Spain

D. Sebastián Querejeta Larrañaga(Director of Commercial Department)

Codemasa, Reus (Tarragona), Spain

D. Juan Tasias Valls (Director)

Tolsa S.A., Madrid, Spain

Dª Inmaculada Cabrera Hinojosa

Idetra. S.A., Malaga, Spain

D. Gonzalo Lamothe Barceló (Director Zone Andalucía)

Cartif S.A., Valladolid, Spain

Dr. Jose Ramón Perán González (Director)

Dr. Gregorio Antolín Giraldo (Director Chemical Process Lab.)

Dr. Alfredo Sandovar Campillay (Director de Relaciones Exteriores)

Dinotec, Seville, Spain

D. José Reyero Cobo

D. Ricardo J. Díaz Martínez

D. José Manuel Píriz Romero

Alfa Laval SpA., Sambuca val di pesa (Italia), Alfa Laval S.A., Jaén, Spain

D. Paolo Castelli

D.Domenico Fazio

D. José Luis Barrero Juárez

Institutions

Instituto del Frío, CSIC, Madrid, Spain

Prof. Jesús Espinosa Mulas (Research Professor)

Federación de Industrias Oleícolas de España (FIODE), Madrid, Spain

D. Primitivo Fernández Andrés (Presidente)

Asociación Española de Extractores de Aceite de Orujo (ANEO), Madrid, Spain

D. Fernando Muñoz Hoyo

Centro Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura (CEBAS), Murcia, Spain

Dr. Juan Cegarra Rosique (Researcher)

University of Granada, Spain

Prof. Alberto Ramos Cormenzana

University of Valladolid, Spain

Prof. Antonio Lara Ferias

The University of Sheffield, U.K.

Dr. Ceri Williams

D. Gregorio Martínez García

Ineti, Portugal

Dra. Ana María Santos Vieira

National Council of Reasearch, Italy

Prof. Umberto Tomati

Administration

Spanish Ministry of Environment, Subdirection General of environment quality

Dª Ana Rodríguez Cruz (Technical Assessment)

Provincial congress of Jaén, , Spain

Dª. Pilar San Miguel Tabernero (Área of CE Funding Management)

D. José La Cal Herrera (Área of Development)

Others

Dr. Luis F. Romero García, Dr. Mechanical Engineer, Barcelona, Spain

D. Harold Dierk, Engineer GEA

D. José Manuel Bulnes

Dª Esther González

D. Francisco Rapós

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MÁS INFORMACIÓN / MORE INFORMATION

Más información en la versión CD del libro de Actas (solicitudes a José Manuel Aragón, jomar@eucmax.sim.ucm.es)

More information in the CD version of the Proceedings (please, request to José Manuel Aragón, jomar@eucmax.sim.ucm.es)

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Prefacio del libro de Actas/Preface of the Proceedings:

El Workshop Improlive-2000 tiene su origen en la necesidad de dar difusión a los resultados del proyecto Improlive. Se ha aprovechado también para reunir en Sevilla a un buen número de expertos, empresarios y representantes de instituciones y administraciones públicas en un foro de discusión e intercambio de ideas y experiencias con un denominador común: los residuos generados en el sector del aceite de oliva.

Se han celebrado, a lo largo de dos días, siete sesiones orales, con cuatro mesas redondas y una sesión de posters, y se han suscitado más de cien intervenciones en los coloquios que siguieron a cada sesión, con participación muy activa de los más de cincuenta asistentes al Workshop.

Este libro recopila varios documentos relacionados con el Workshop Improlive-2000: las comunicaciones presentadas en las sesiones orales, los resúmenes y el material gráfico complementario, el informe final del Proyecto Improlive y la lista de participantes.

Los textos de las sesiones se presentan en español e inglés y han sido elaborados a partir de las grabaciones de traducción simultánea realizadas durante el Workshop. La estructura de cada sesión es la siguiente: primero texto en español de cada presentación, con transparencias o figuras, seguido de texto en inglés de cada presentación y las transparencias o figuras si están en inglés.

En el anexo se incluyen los resúmenes enviados por los autores de presentaciones y algún material complementario que sirve para ampliar el contenido de las presentaciones en sesiones. El material recibido de los autores de presentaciones orales no ha sido traducido dado el carácter especialmente original de los mismos.

Se incluye también la memoria final del proyecto Improlive, que se considera un material valioso para comprender el conjunto de resultados del proyecto. Material más detallado y actualizado periódicamente se puede conseguir en las páginas Web del proyecto.

Finalmente se da una lista pormenorizada de los participantes del Workshop y una sección final de agradecimientos.

Preface

The Workshop Improlive-2000 has its origin in the need of giving diffusion to the results of the FAIR Project Improlive. It has been taken advantage also to congress in Seville a good number of experts, entrepreneurs and representative of institutions and public administrations in a discussion and exchange forum of ideas and experiences with a common denominator: the residues generated in the sector of the olive oil.

They have been celebrated, throughout two days, seven verbal meetings, with four round tables and a poster session. They have been raised more than 100 interventions in the discussions that followed to each session, with very active participation of the more than 50 assistant to the Workshop.

This book contains several documents related to the Workshop Improlive-2000: the communications presented in the oral sessions, abstracts and supplementary material, the final report of the Project Improlive and a list of participants.

The texts of the meetings are presented in Spanish and English and they have been elaborated from the simultaneous translation recordings accomplished during the Workshop. The structure of each session is the following: first, the text in Spanish of each presentation, with transparencies or figures, followed by the text in English of each presentation and the transparencies or figures if they are in English.

In annexes there are included the abstracts sent by the presentation authors and some complementary material that serves to stretch the content of the presentations. The material received from the authors has not been translated given the character especially original of them.

It is included also the final report of the project Improlive, that is considered a valuable material to understand the set of results of the project. More detailed and updated material can be obtained in the Web pages of the project.

Finally it is given an itemised list of the participants of the Workshop, and a final acknowledgement section.

WORKSHOP "IMPROLIVE-2000"

Programa de Actividades

Jueves 13 de Abril de 2000
Hora	Actividad	Nombre / Institución
09:00	Bienvenida Presentación del Workshop Introducción a las Sesiones	Prof. J.M. Aragón, Coordinador Dra. Antonia Heredia, Instituto de la Grasa, CSIC
Sesión A. Tratamientos bioquímicos
10:00	Bacterias en el compost de alpeorujo: su identificación mediante técnicas bioquímicas y biología molecular	Prof. N.J. Russell Wye College, University of London
10:20	Residuos del aceite de oliva: ¿podría ser la fermentación microbiana la solución?	Prof. A. Karagouni, Lic. E. Giannouysou University of Athens
10:40	Compostaje y biorremediación: crecimiento mejor de plantas	Prof. C. Balis, Mrs. M. Antonakou, Harokopio University
11:00	Pausa Café
Sesión B. Tratamientos fisicoquímicos
11:30	Flumov	Prof. J.M. Aragón, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
11:50	Sensor de humedad y mecanismos de control	Dr. P.Danill Cognito Quam Electrotech. Ltd.
12:10	Orujo extractado, separación de sólidos y secado de pulpa	Dr. S.Hruschka Westfalia Separator A.G.
12:30	Base de datos y tratamientos de aguas residuales	Dipl. Eng. F.W. Bolle, Dipl. Eng. B.Stölting, FiW-R.W.T.H. Aachen
12:50	Sesión de Posters
13:30	Almuerzo
Sesión C. Mesas Redondas Técnicas
15:30	Mesa redonda Científico-Técnica	Dr.R.Borja, Dr.C.Balis, Dr.C.J.Williams, Dr.A.Vieira, Dr.J.R.Perán, Dr.G.Antolín, Dr.J.Fernández-Bolaños...
16:30	Mesa redonda Industrial-Empresarial	D.T.Pina, D.M.Manaute, D.P.Fernández, D.A.Alvarez, D.E.Calvo
20:30	Cena

Viernes 14 de Abril de 2000
Hora	Actividad	Nombre / Institución
09:00	Introducción a las Sesiones	Prof. J.M. Aragón, Coordinador
Sesión D. Aspectos Industriales
09:30	Situación actual de los residuos líquidos de almazara. Depuración y aprovechamiento integral	Prof. D. Antonio Lara Universidad de Valladolid / CARDIF
09:50	Plantas de Cogeneración por Gasificación de Residuos Agrícolas	D. Sebastián Querejeta GASBI,S.L., San Sebastián
10:10	Perspectivas de la industria del champiñón en Grecia, búsqueda de nuevos substratos y valorización de residuos de almazaras	Mr. L. Lachouvaris Hellenic Mushrooms Farm, Evia, Grecia (Dr. Balis, en su nombre)
10:30	Pausa Café
Sesión E. Aspectos Científico-Técnicos
11:00	Reciclaje y reutilización de residuos de almazara	Dr. C.J. Williams / Mr. G.Martínez The University of Sheffield
11:20	FLAIR FLOW EUROPE: un sistema de divulgación dirigida para pequeñas empresas alimentarias	Prof. Jesús Espinosa-Mulas Instituto del Frío, CSIC
11:40	Paenibacillus jamilae, una alternativa en el tratamiento y aprovechamiento de alpechín y orujo	Prof. Alberto Ramos-Cormenzana Universidad de Granada
Sesión F. Aspectos Sociales
12:00	Mesa Redonda Social-Ambiental	D.J.La Cal, Dª.P.San Miguel, Prof.U.Tomati, D.S.Querejeta,Dª.N.Molina
13:30	Almuerzo
Sesión Final. Conclusiones
15:30	Mesa redonda integrada: estrategias, futuro, conclusiones, acciones a tomar	Mesa Principal: Mr.L.Bontoux, D.J.Tasias, D.G.Lamothe, Dr.J.Vallés, D.A.Artacho...
17:00	Ruegos y preguntas
17:30	Fin del Workshop
20:30	Cena