Projects
Identification and application of non-biocidal, specific anti-biofilm compounds in brewery (related) plants. KU Leuven
Micro-organisms predominantly live within dense, surface-associated communities, called biofilms. Moreover, most natural biofilms consist of multiple species that interact with each other and thereby influence one another. One hallmark of multispecies biofilms is their increased tolerance towards antimicrobial treatment. Consequently, multispecies biofilms still cause significant problems in industrial environments. A better understanding of ...
Sustainable valorization of bread losses in bakery and brewery HOGENT
Impact of cell disruption methods on extraction yield, lipid composition and oxidative stability of brewer’s spent grain oil KU Leuven
In recent decades, innovative approaches for the extraction of lipids have been proposed to increase extraction yield. These approaches often include pretreatment steps to disrupt the cell wall structure combined with conventional extraction steps. Mechanistic insight on the effects of extraction and cell wall disruption techniques on the biomass matrix is often lacking. This PhD thesis explores the effects of different cell disruption ...
BIMup - Traject naar bredere en diepereimplementatie en innovatie voordigitaal bouwen
BBRI (Belgian Building Research Institute)
Draff at a gallop KU Leuven
The general goal of 'Draf in gallop' is to obtain a high-quality valorisation of draff ('brewers spent grain') by facilitating the development of new food products, with draff as raw material. In this project, the chain – from brewery to a food producer – is brought together to ensure that the draft beer of (smaller and larger) brewers can be used as an ingredient for food companies. An important challenge here will be the sufficiently fine ...
Use of alternative cereals for the production of high-quality innovative beers HOGENT
Draf in galop VIVES
Production of non- and low alcohol beers with maltose-negative yeasts and alternative cereals HOGENT
Ontwikkeling van streekeigen Belgische hopvariëteiten Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Currently, Belgian hop growers mainly grow hop varieties developed abroad. We depend on foreign breeding programs to introduce new varieties in Belgian hop cultivation. The current major breeding programs are located in the USA, Alsace or Czech Republic, making us dependent on the suitability of these varieties for our local conditions or their availability for Belgian growers. In order to be ...