Partner search for Eurêka project ECADOS

Kurzfassung

A French SME is seeking partners (for a EUREKA project) to develop an innovative solution combining cleaning & disinfection for the Agri&Food industries, with potential applications in Human Health area (pharmaceutical & hospital sector). The ECADOS project aims at coupling enzymatic cleaning with airborne disinfection. An industrial partner with high expertise in enzyme production and/or formulation is sought as well as a research lab with surface contaminant detection and analysis skills.

Details

In Agri&Food industries, as well as in Human Health area, sanitary risk management is a major concern as it impacts directly on the quality and reliability of final products. Current solutions are based on traditional chemical detergents and liquid disinfection which can present safety risks and harmfulness for users and the environment (pollution). Moreover, these chemical solutions are designed and implemented separately, first cleaning products then disinfection products.

Current environmental and regulatory trends tend to lower the impact of these Hygiene procedures.
The ECADOS project (acronym for “Enzymatic Cleaning & Airborne Disinfection of Open Surfaces”) will answer these industrials’ needs by bringing an innovative solution for responsible hygiene management, which takes into account the future environmental and regulatory obligations. The ECADOS project will therefore focus on developing and qualifying new hygiene procedures based on 2 high-performance technologies coupling: open surface enzymatic cleaning and airborne disinfection (technology of diffusion of dry aerosols) and thus ensuring:
-Efficient cleaning by in-deep bio-organism destruction: guaranty of high level of hygiene throughout the industrial process thanks to efficiency testing at each step
-Lower impact on Human Health and Environment by decreasing water, energy and chemicals needs
-Easier and more secure cleaning procedures: lowering duration of cleaning procedure, breakdown of impurities to a smaller size thus avoiding pipe clogging, etc.

Technical Specifications / Specific technical requirements:
The project will have to overcome several technological challenges including:
-Secure the use of enzymatic detergents and determine their utilisation boundaries and conditions
-Optimise the product formulation depending on exposure values
-Improve treatment efficiency

The performance of ECADOS solution will clearly overcome current cleaning / decontamination offer thanks to a new approach of responsible and rational hygiene.