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Food Processing and Our Environment
Nico Verhoeven
Introduction
Increased Population = Increased Food Demand
Unsustainable Expansion of Food Processing Industry
More Water/Power
More Physical Space
More Waste
Need to Minimize Footprint
Motivation
Experience in Food Processing Industry
Charlottetown Metal Products LTD.
Welder
Junior Designer
Global Project Involvement
Seafood
Fruit/Berry
Potato
The Problem: Power
Facilities Consume Immense Amounts of Power
Sorting
Cleaning
Cooking
Study In Denmark1
104,500 TJ/year For Heating, etc.
30,700 TJ/year for Power
Small relative To China/US
The Problem: Physical Space
Facilities require lots of infrastructure
Roadways
Water Access
More demand = More/larger Facilities
Disrupts ecosystem/Displaces wildlife
Less room to grow raw product
The Problem: Waste
More Food Production = More Waste
Canada : 7.3 billion kg in 20092
Equivalent to 37% of Total Food Available
10.4 billion kg in 2008
Overproduction -> Price Reduction -> Overconsumption -> More waste
How can we fix it? : The Reality
Solution does not rely on engineers
Population must adjust habits accordingly
As needed vs. Stocked for convenience
Smaller/Local Production
How can we fix it? : The Interim
CMP’s Continuous High-Pressure Steam Cooker
Double Rotary Valve System
Superheated Steam
Up to 70% Energy Savings3
Reduced energy waste
Less water use
Less Physical space
Compact Design
10’ H x 10’ L x 3’ W
Multi-Application Device