Collaborative international research project
gets underway in Grimsby
Air Products and the Grimsby Institute join forces to lead food freezing research
London, UK 8th September 2011 — Air Products and the Grimsby Institute are announcing a collaborative international research program to support the creation of best practice guidelines for food freezing and chilling and to lead in the development of new advanced technologies for use by food processors around the world.
The research programme will provide a strategic review of the principles and practices of chilling and freezing food to establish best practice guidelines. Led from the Grimsby Institute’s Food Refrigeration Process Engineering Research Centre (FRPERC), the research will be carried out by research fellows, Stephen James, Christian James and Graham Purnell, backed by 100 years of know how and expertise now located in Grimsby. Their activity will be supported by a group of research students from Universities in Southern China, who will be completing MSc degrees in productivity and innovation. Air Products, a leading global supplier of food freezing and chilling systems, will also be collaborating in the research project, providing access to the latest hi-tech cryogenic freezing systems as well as advising on how to optimise systems during the research activity.
As well as considering the potential of cryogenic freezing technologies, the research project aims to explore the role of electromagnets in advanced freezing applications. In particular, the Cells Alive System, an award-winning electromagnetic freezing system from Japan will be investigated as part of the research activity.
The Grimsby Institute’s Professor Dillon, who is responsible for helping to bring FRPERC to Grimsby, commented:
“It is great to see the applied research unit get this agreement so soon after setting up base in Grimsby. I know this project will be the first of many to help build our reputation nationally and internationally as a centre of excellence in the freezing and chilling of seafood.”
Jon Trembley, Technology Manager for cryogenic applications at Air Products, said:
“This is an exciting research project that will establish guidelines that can be followed by food processors around the world at the same time as helping to realise the potential of emerging technologies in the area of food freezing and chilling.
The research programme will provide a strategic review of the principles and practices of chilling and freezing food to establish best practice guidelines. Led from the Grimsby Institute’s Food Refrigeration Process Engineering Research Centre (FRPERC), the research will be carried out by research fellows, Stephen James, Christian James and Graham Purnell, backed by 100 years of know how and expertise now located in Grimsby. Their activity will be supported by a group of research students from Universities in Southern China, who will be completing MSc degrees in productivity and innovation. Air Products, a leading global supplier of food freezing and chilling systems, will also be collaborating in the research project, providing access to the latest hi-tech cryogenic freezing systems as well as advising on how to optimise systems during the research activity.
As well as considering the potential of cryogenic freezing technologies, the research project aims to explore the role of electromagnets in advanced freezing applications. In particular, the Cells Alive System, an award-winning electromagnetic freezing system from Japan will be investigated as part of the research activity.
The Grimsby Institute’s Professor Dillon, who is responsible for helping to bring FRPERC to Grimsby, commented:
“It is great to see the applied research unit get this agreement so soon after setting up base in Grimsby. I know this project will be the first of many to help build our reputation nationally and internationally as a centre of excellence in the freezing and chilling of seafood.”
Jon Trembley, Technology Manager for cryogenic applications at Air Products, said:
“This is an exciting research project that will establish guidelines that can be followed by food processors around the world at the same time as helping to realise the potential of emerging technologies in the area of food freezing and chilling.
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