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A research project "Development of innovative strategies for efficient and environmentally friendly control of biofilms in the food industry, using beer filling as an example" has been awarded to the Special Section for Biology/Chemistry of Osnabrück University/Germany.
This project is sponsored by Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (German Federal Foundation for the Environment), Osnabrück, in co-operation with the Gerhard-Mercator-University Duisburg, Special Section for Aquatic Microbiology, Rolinck GmbH & Co. Private Brewery, Steinfurt, and Bitburger Brewery Th. Simon GmbH, Bitburg/Germany.
Biofilms are ubiquitous
Biofilms exist everywhere. They can arise in a great diversity of environments and are perceived as "biofouling", e.g.
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Filling
To ensure the filling quality of draft beer on a long-term basis, the Dortmunder Actien-Brauerei commissioned a new kegging line, designed to fill 30 or 50-liter kegs at a rate of 480 kegs per hour, as a replacement investment for an existing inline system. KHS was awarded the complete contract.
The Dortmunder Actien-Brauerei with its 4 million hectoliter output is the largest brewery in the Ruhr district and Germany’s fifth largest. As a subsidiary of the Binding Group, it ranks third in the list of exporters with an export volume of nearly 762,000 hl. The brands DAB, Kronen, Thier, Stifts, Hövels, and Hansa are united under the umbrella of the Dortmunder Actien-Brauerei.5 blood alcohol limit.
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Filling
The design of bottling lines fixes the mechanical factors which determine bottle appearance. Furthermore, cleaning agents, disinfectants and belt lubricants also have a decisive influence on appearance.
Returnable PET bottles have advantages e.g. they are accepted by customers, they are lighter etc., but special attention must be paid to the chemical structure of the packaging material.
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) belongs to the polyester group and is attacked during cleaning in caustic solution baths. This corrosion problem which manifests itself in the form of stress corrosion ("stress cracking") and greying of bottles ("hazing") is largely influenced by the caustic additives used.
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Filling
About one year ago, no adequate technological values could be guaranteed for beer in PET bottles and taste stabilities achieved ranged from a few weeks to a number of months. With the advent of multi-layer and physical bottle treatment processes, technological values very similar to those of "glass packaging" are just around the corner.
In view of the expected improvement of taste stability expected of beers filled in PET bottles and a preference for ever lighter containers on the part of the beverage industry and consumers, DIS decided to avail of these market opportunities and develop in-house know-how in the "PET beer sector", in addition to available PET know-how in the soft drinks sector. The plant has a capacity of 30,000 bottles/h, either 33 or 50 cl. 60 °C.
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Filling
Only ten years old, not yet grown out of infancy, and already the largest brewery plant in eastern Europe. The incredible success story of the Russian showpiece brewery Baltika, St. Petersburg was sired by many.
Baltika was established as a state-owned brewery in 1990 and in 1991 started with an output of 270,000 hl. Privatization of the company began in 1992 when the Scandinavian Baltic Beverages Holding (BBH) - a group comprised of Pripps and Hartwall - acquired the con-trolling interest. By 1997 Baltika reached an output of 3 million hectoliters; 12% of the total Russian beer market. During the same year, Baltika acquired the majority interest in the southwest Russian Donpivo Brewery in Rostov-na-Donu.9 million hl. Planning includes 6. 1" through "Baltika No. 6) with 7....
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