BREAK-THROUGH UV STERILISER DISRUPTING THE PASTEURISATION INDUSTRY.
BREAK-THROUGH UV STERILISER DISRUPTING THE PASTEURISATION INDUSTRY. - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
BREAK-THROUGH UV STERILISER DISRUPTING THE PASTEURISATION INDUSTRY. - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
BREAK-THROUGH UV STERILISER DISRUPTING THE PASTEURISATION INDUSTRY. Heat treatment (pasteurisation) of liquids for human consumption is expensive. Pasteurisation is adding to global warming. EU-28 pasteurisation uses the THE PROBLEM energy
THE PROBLEM WITH PASTEURISATION
Heat treatment (pasteurisation) of liquids for human consumption is expensive.
Pasteurisation is adding to global
- warming. EU-28 pasteurisation uses the
energy that 850 k homes use in UK. Chemical dosing of wine, beer, water, & fruit juices affects flavour. Pasteurisation process is beyond the reach of many small dairy farmers.
THE SOLUTION IS UV STERILISATION
Current pasteurisers use 22 – 37 times more energy than the SteriFibre steriliser will use. UV Sterilisation using mercury vapour tubes has well-established efficacy – but is now banned by 95% of countries. The SteriFibre steriliser is RoHS-compliant. SteriFibre can be used for water, wine, beer, fruit-juices & milk. IPCC report on global warming will encourage governments to adopt alternative solutions to pasteurisation.
90% savings in electricity costs with SteriFibre means producers will get a 12 - 18 months payback.
CAIRNBROGIE FARM – 5 YEARS SELLING UV-STERILISED MILK
- 650 Dairy cows - 5 years in premium milk product.
- 40% of milk is UV-sterilised & sold as higher-priced premium milk.
- Big improvement in his profits.
www.cairnbrogie.co.za
Proven UV Sterilisation Dairy Farm in South Africa
SteriFibre unit commercially attractive at 2018 price / mW
UVC LEDs also have performance advantages over mercury vapour.
- Tunable wavelength allows optimal
bactericidal frequency: 260-270nm
- Longer life-spans.
THE STERIFIBRE REACTOR
Our competitors create 180 - 360 degree UV radiation. The SteriFibre reactor creates 720 degree UV radiation.
CHALLENGES TO OVERCOME
- Penetration of UV irradiation into liquids - SteriFibre IP.
- Heat management of UVC LEDs – Cambridge Nanotherm.
- Optimum flow, turbulence & pressure design – Assystem
IOM.
- Experimental design – DR Rachel Glover & IOM Gov LAB.
- LED performance optimisation. Dr Neil Haigh. Blueside
Photonics LTD.
PRICE – STERIFIBRE VS COMPETITORS
1
GEMAK PASTEURISER UK 2020 £55 k
2
UNISON PASTEURISER IRE 2020 £32 k
3
STERIFIBRE STERILISER * 2020 £24 k + 90% energy saving
* Scalable & modular design
DISRUPTIVE MARKET APPLICATIONS
EXISTING COMMERCIAL NEW COMMERCIAL NEW NON-COMMERCIAL Disrupt Create Create Food Industry
- Dairy
- Beer
- Juice
- Wine
- Bottled Water
- Emergency/Military/
- Expeditionary
- Home use?
- New food industry uses
- Heat sensitive products
(e.g., proteins, vegetables)
- Development and non-profit
applications
- ‘Village dairies’
- Photovoltaic water
purification
- Disaster response
Heat-based pasteurization None None Core revenue in proven ‘red
- cean’ markets
Build high margin revenue in ‘blue
- cean’ markets
Support R&D with non-dilutive grant financing and build brand equity Main focus for market analysis Strategy Applications Competition Value Capture
ESTIMATED MARKET SIZES DAIRY
EU MARKET 13 K DAIRIES IN EU-28 13 K UNITS AT £25 K EA. = £650 MILLION. GLOBAL 52 K UNITS X 2 EACH £2,6 BN
WINE
GLOBAL MARKET 11 K WINERIES GLOBALLY. 4 UNITS EACH £25 K EACH = £1,1 BN
BEER
GLOBAL MARKET 10 K CRAFT BEER BREWERS GLOBALLY 20 K UNITS AT £12 K EACH = £240 M
ESTIMATED MARKET SIZES WATER
1,546 BOTTLERS IN UK 4 UNITS EACH = 6,184 UNITS £25 K EACH = £155 M
FRUIT JUICES
BOTTLED WATER 391 BN LITRES ANNUALLY 16 K BOTTLERS MINIMUM 4 UNITS EACH AT £25 K = £6.4 BN VILLAGE WATER 3RD WORLD 30 M UNITS AT £25 K EACH = £750 BN
ROUTE TO MARKET
- ASSEMBLE AND EXPORT FROM IOM.
- PARTNER WITH MNFU / IOM CREAMERY FOR R & D AND INVESTMENT. (DISCUSSION)
- SALES PARTNERSHIPS WITH PASTEURISER EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS / DISTRIBUTORS.
- PARTNER WITH OMSCO UK AND ORGANIC VALLEY USA TO PROMOTE STERIFIBRE INTO GLOBAL ORGANIC
MARKETS.
- APPROACH LARGE INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING PARTNERS FOR JV / LICENSE OPTION
- SOLICIT IOM GOV SUPPORT
- EXPORT TO EU, AFRICA, INDIA
- WHO / UN SPONSORSHIP FOR VILLAGE WATER WELL PROVISION IN ASIA, AFRICA
STATE OF THE STERIFIBRE IP
- FEB 2017
PRIMARY PATENT FILING
- FEB 2018
PCT STAGE FILED (154 COUNTRIES COVERED)
- AUG 2019
NATIONAL PHASES
- ADDITIONAL ON-GOING IP DEVELOPMENT:
- JAN 2019
ADDITIONAL PATENT ON INTERNAL DYNAMICS OF REACTOR
- MARCH 2019
ADDITIONAL PATENT ON THERMAL MANAGEMENT IN REACTOR
THE TEAM
- DAVE ANDREWS
FOUNDER & INVENTOR. 2ND INDUSTRIAL PATENT.
- DAIRY SCIENTIST
RECRUITING NOW – IOM CREAMERY? - DISCUSSION.
- DR NEIL HAIGH
PHOTONICS ENGINEER.
- PRODUCTION ENGINEER
RECRUITING NOW.
- ADVISERS:
- DR GRAHAM BARBER
ENGINEERING ADVISER. MULTIPLE PATENTED INVENTIONS.
- DR RACHEL GLOVER
SCIENTIFIC ADVISER. MICROBIOLOGIST.
- PAUL LENARTOWICZ
TESTING AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS. IOM GOVERNMENT LAB.
- DOUG STEWART
FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY. IOM GOVERNMENT.
- DAVE TAGGART
- STRATEGY. COO, GLYCYX THERAPEUTICS, IOM.