Articles published by: AINIA

AINIA / 23 April 2024

First biotube for cosmetic creams made from maize starch, beetroot, and sugars

Germaine de Capuccini, Petroplast, Ferro, ainia centro tecnológico, and AIMPLAS have succeeded in manufacturing the first prototype of a biodegradable packaging for cosmetics. The challenge of the new packaging lies in replacing the plastics traditionally used in cosmetic product tubes with plastics of natural and biodegradable origin, something complex considering the long lifespan, close to…

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AINIA / 25 July 2016

SmallBIOGAS, a new online tool for evaluating the viability of biogas plants

AINIA Technology Centre, together with other European Institutions, has created SmallBIOGAS, an application for evaluating, on Internet, the technical, economic and environmental viability of the installation of a small-scale biogas plant. This tool is one of the results of the European project Biogas3 and allows companies to identify their energy needs and the difficulties that…

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AINIA / 25 July 2016

Tecnidex, biosensors for rapid detection of pesticides in citrus

The SABIO Project has studied the development of a system to detect the most common fungicides in post-harvest treatments of citrus fruits and fruits in general. They used biosensors and automated measuring methods, able to recognize these pesticides and measuring their concentrations in citrus quickly, easily and reliably, thus generating a significant improvement in the…

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AINIA / 25 July 2016

DOMCA obtains a highly concentrated microencapsulated garlic extract, as a natural preservative for sauces

The Granada company DOMCA, associated with AINIA, has, with the collaboration of our specialists in this type of process, achieved the microencapsulation of garlic extract to naturally increase the shelf life of sauces. The natural antimicrobial active ingredients of garlic, microencapsulated (protected), are added to the product as a natural ingredient. Due to this novel…

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AINIA / 15 July 2016

Ludán Spain, first pilot plant that generates biogas and biofertilizers from rice straw

LUDAN Spain (a subsidiary of the Israeli multinational Ludan, based in Valencia) and AINIA Technology Centre have launched the first semi-industrial pilot plant that generates biogas and biofertilizers from rice straw. The prototype, based on a new model for treating and recovering of rice straw, has been installed near the Natural Park of Albufera of…

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AINIA / 15 July 2016

Custom Drinks and AINIA, advanced production system for product customization

Digitalize business management to improve innovation. This is to ensure that companies with a great deal of innovation are able to get an idea in the morning and start producing it in the afternoon. This is the idea behind the European project Flexinet (Intelligent System Configuration Services for Flexible Dynamic Global Production Networks), in which…

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AINIA / 15 July 2016

BIOSABOR goes one step further in its approach to health

Almeria’s company Biosabor has taken a step further in its approach to health, opening a line of R&D+i in Nutrition and Health V range products. The objective of this line is to provide consumers with information based on the nutritional values of their products. In this context, Biosabor, with the collaboration of AINIA experts, have…

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AINIA / 15 July 2016

EPSA, S.A., new functional additive

Emilio Peña, S.A. (EPSA), leading company in the field of additives, has achieved a new functional additive, microencapsulated iron to enrich bread. It is one of the results of the European project BAKE4FUN ( “innovative biotechnology solutions for the production of new products of functional bakery”) in which the company has participated with AINIA and…

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