PRESERVATION WITH FUNCTIONAL PACKAGING
Essentially, when the packaging used in preservation contains non-toxic functional materials that prohibit the proliferation of harmful pathogens that cause food and beverage damage, there is a reduced need for potentially toxic chemical preservatives.
OUR OFFER IS SIMPLE
We help packaging manufacturers enhance the protective and functional spectrum capacity of their packages, to enable a more effective and natural extension of product shelflife.
Mitigate the Challenges and destroy the pathogens, not the food.
The Challenge
Ultra violet (UV) radiation, which originates from sunlight and some artificial light sources, is the key source of beverage degradation, an effect commonly referred to, as “light struck”. Prolonged exposure to UV radiation brings about a loss in integrity of taste. Such beverages adopt an unpleasant taste, odour and the damage leads to unwanted product loss as well as increased manufacturing costs.
Exceeding Contemporary Remedies
Amber/brown bottles are currently being used as a protective measure for light-shielding of beverages while green and clear glass bottles are more susceptible to promote product degradation. The development of effective UV shielding packaging is the key point to avoid light related issues.
The use of NANOARC’s architectured nanomaterial solutions provide a smart approach to introducing UV and antimicrobial protection within green and clear bottles as well. A strategy, that will offer more versatility to product packaging and lower manufacturing costs, product loss and extend shelflife with a reduced need for chemical food preservatives.
Our Strategy
As light exposure is what causes damage in dairy products and beverages, and harmful pathogen tend to thrive in dark moist and warm environments, NANOARC is offering atomically-architectured quantum materials, as essential integral additives for packaging systems. This is necessary, in order to deliver the desired fundamental dual functionality of UV-shielding and anti-pathogenic protection in one platform, to both protect and extend product shelf life.
Pathogens and light damage are some of the primary sources of damage to food and beverages. While regular materials can offer some degree of UV protection, they tend to only deliver antimicrobial protection under illuminated conditions. To enhance food and beverage protection, a manufacturer will need to incorporate nanoaddtitives within their packaging systems, that can deliver multifunctional protection under both illuminated and dark storage conditions. This task is not readily accomplished by regular (nano)materials but rather, is a key functionality feature found primarily in a class of nanomaterials called quantum materials.
Our NanoAdditive Solutions
Atomically-architectured nanoadditives developed by NANOARC, represent a unique class of nanomaterials from what is typically found on the market. These atomically-architectured nanomaterials, are ultrafine, with at least one dimensional structural confinement in the sub 10 nanometre (nm) range, also known as the quantum regime. This is done so as to enable the nanomaterials to deliver special functions that standard material systems cannot achieve.
Quantum effects in most materials are achieved with structural confinements in the sub 20 nm size range. The more structurally confined a material is, the more enhanced its properties and the lower the dose required to perform a given function. This confinement also enhances the surface area (BET) of the quantum material, and renders it significantly reactive, at very minute doses.
THE TECHNOLOGY
NANOARC’s architectured quantum materials integrated within composites, resins or glass bottles, either during the manufacturing process or as coatings, to deliver high-value properties that will safeguard the integrity of beverages, provide product longevity and minimise production costs. By virtue of their quantum properties, these materials are capable of delivering high performance, in very small quantities. The Quantum effects, coupled with atomic architecture, enable our materials to:
I) Enhance the shielding of UV radiation not just by absorbing but also, reflecting off the surface, to reduce heat generation.
II) Destroy harmful bacteria and fungi, even in the dark. An aspect, which antimicrobial materials typically can not achieve, as they need light for activation of such functionality. Light however, is what damages the beverages and should be avoided.
As a bonus to the above mentioned features, NANOARC's atomically-architectured quantum materials also deliver the following properties:
Corrosion resistance
Water Repellency
Reduced porosity in glass to minimize oxygen penetration and oxidation of beverages
Reinforced mechanical properties of glass, by adding elasticity to minimize crack formation, so as to reduce the probability of crack formation and fracture, during storage and transportation
PRODUCT IMPLEMENTATION
The atomically-architectured quantum material nanoadditives can be incorporated at very low doses within composites, resins or glass. They can also be mixed as additives with (existing) solvents, and applied as a spray-on coat on the bottle, or whatever surface desired, to equally confer the desired properties on that interface. Alternatively, because coatings can be scratched and wear off, the quantum material can be included as an integral part of the packaging system, by mixing during the manufacturing phase, may be a more recommended approach.
NANOADDITIVE STABILITY
Our atomically-architectured quantum materials can withstand temperatures up to 1975 °C. They are air stable and have no limited shelf-life. Simply store in a cool dry place.
PRODUCTS
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QUARTERLY ( 5 % ) | BI-ANNUALLY ( 10 % ) | ANNUALLY ( 15 % )
Z-I PACKAGE
SURFACE AREA (BET) : 359300 cm²/g
COLOUR : White Nanopowder
BAND GAP : 5.0 - 6.2 eV
MID & FAR UV FILTRATION RANGE : approx. 199 - 250 nm
HEAT RESISTANCE : Up to 2852 ° C (5166 ° F)
DOSE** : 0.025 - 5 wt % of coating or packaging composite (depending on desired tensile strength and protection)
BENEFITS : Glass and polymer composite packaging material porosity minimisation (nanofiller material), UV filter, Improves compressive and mechanical strength of packaging material. UV filtering, effective biocide against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli and Bacillus megaterium) and bacterial spores (Bacillus subtillus), at approx. 500 μg/ml to 1000 μg/ml. Anti-fouling, low- and high-temperature corrosion inhibition, halogen-free flame retardant/fireproofing, tensile strength enhancement to minimise cracking & flaking.
Z-II PACKAGE
NANOARCHITECTURE : Atomically-thin 2D material | < 1 nm (< 0.001 um)
SURFACE AREA (BET) : 635200 cm²/g
COLOUR : White Nanopowder
BAND GAP : 3.3 - 3.7 eV
NEAR UV FILTRATION RANGE : approx. 335 - 375 nm
HEAT RESISTANCE : Up to 1974 ° C (3585 ° F)
DOSE** : 150 – 1000 μg/ml
BENEFITS : UV filter, Improves tensile and mechanical strength of packaging material, effective antimicrobial agent against Campylobacter jejuni, Botrytis cinerea, Penicillium expansumi, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes, and S. aureus. Average bacteria inhibition dose at ~ 30 μg/ml dosage
**Doses are estimated based on surface area (BET) reactivity and may vary in your products from those provided here, depending on the product formulation and designated application.
The client can adjust the final dosage accordingly, upon evaluation of their unique mix needs.