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ATB Department 3 Post Harvest Technology
Institution
Section overview
Description
After the harvest the quality of agricultural products must be secured. Losses must be minimised and an increase in value is to be achieved by optimised treatment processes. The added value for rural areas is to be improved in this way. Process optimisation is carried out increasingly with the aid of mathematical modelling methods, e.g. numerical solution methods, neural networks such as have been develop at the ATB for the post-harvest sector. The globalisation of information flows (Internet) and progress in the technology of gaining and processing information open up possibilities for agricultural research and agricultural engineering to collect, process, manage and distribute data and information locally and globally. The Department is currently working on appropriate software systems.
As regards provision and use of energy in rural areas, the Department is also pursuing the goal of farm units with their own energy systems on the basis of alternative sources of energy and renewable raw materials.
Activities
- Research
Parent institution
Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB)
Coordinated projects
- Agro forestry environmental performance for added value and energy, Sub-project 3: Leibniz-Institut für Agrartechnik Potsdam-Bornim
- Demonstration Project medicinal plants (CAMEL); joint project: Immediate and sustained improvement of existing dryer for chamomile, lemon balm and valerian; Subproject 2: increased efficiency of surface drying
- Demonstration Project medicinal plants (KAMEL), collaborative projects: Optimization of the dehydration process for medicinal and aromatic plants as regards energy use, efficiency and product quality, sub-project 1: Studies on the optimization of a surface drying plant
- FENAFA network interconnection - part 3a: Targeted development and adaptation of the method steps for providing and conditioning of natural fiber konservat for use in composite materials (focusing on hemp)
- Subproject 2: Provide high-quality silage and fair determination of the energetic and economic parameters to evaluate and optimize the overall process
Contact
ATB Department 3 Post Harvest Technology
Max-Eyth-Allee 100
D - 14469 Potsdam
Brandenburg
Germany
Phone: (0331) 5699 -311
Fax: (0331) 5699 -849
Email: cbronowski(@)atb-potsdam.de
