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FreshPack - Mathematical Modelling of Fresh Produce Packaging, Storage and Supply Chain (FreshPack)
Project
Project code: 2816DOKI02
Contract period: 01.01.2018
- 28.02.2022
Budget: 104,472 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Keywords: local supply, product quality, food processing, inter-municipal cooperation, packaging, food quality, regional value addition, marketing , other industrial plants, processing
This PhD Study is implemented and supervised in cooperation between the Department of Horticultural Engineering, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB), Potsdam and the Department of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Iran. The study aims to find solutions to achieve optimal packaging, storage and supply chain design in order to maintain the quality and extend the shelf life for fresh fruits and vegetables. To achieve these goals, integrative mathematical modeling is employed to consider the complicated interactions between physiological behavior of fresh produce, engineering aspects of packaging material and dynamic changes of environmental conditions of storage and transport system. The project focuses on 4 main tasks: firstly, the development of a mathematical algorithm to predict design requirements to achieve optimal storage conditions; secondly, the development of a mathematical algorithm to predict respiration-dependent shelf-life for the selected fresh produce, thirdly the development of user friendly software and database management for different fruits, vegetables, packaging materials and active packaging components; and fourthly, the validation of a virtual model concept for the selected fresh produce under realistic supply chain conditions.
Section overview
Subjects
- Arboriculture
- Vegetable Gardening
- Resource management
- Process engineering
Funding programme
Excutive institution
Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB)
