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Desafio 01 - Café
Desafio 01 - Café
Opportunity
Equipment sale, material supply, joint development, contract
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development
Timeline
Phase 1 Verification of technology (within 6 months)
Phase 2 Commercialization development (within 1 year after
the completion of Phase 1)
Financials
Details to be discussed Before After
separation separation
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL DESCRIPTION Further details and requirements for possible
NineSigma, representing a major beverage approaches A and B are as follows:
manufacturer, invites proposals for a technology
that can efficiently separate insoluble A : Aggregation Technology
components from concentrated coffee extracts Particle diameter after aggregation:
with a goal of minimizing maintenance cost. Converts 80% of the insoluble components
with a particle diameter 1 m (comprising
Currently, the client uses membrane filter about 5% of the concentrated extract) into
separating equipment where the separation particles with a diameter 1 m
membrane is washed every day and periodically Does not heat the concentrated extract above
replaced. They wish to reduce the total cost of 50 C
membrane replacement, either by reducing the With regard to the use of flocculants:
frequency of membrane replacement, or by It is preferable not to use a flocculant.
reducing the cost each time the membrane is If one is used, it must satisfy the following
replaced. requirements:
Tasteless and odorless
Requirements Approved by the FDA as a food
The client is seeking a superior process additive
technology or equipment that satisfies either one Be preferably removed after use
of the following:
B Separation Equipment
A: Insoluble component aggregation technology
that performs pre-processing to make the Desired separation level: reduce insolubles
separation of insoluble components easier and from 15% by volume to 0.1% by volume (see
to prevent clogging photos above)
Processing capacity: about 10 m3 per day
B: Highly efficient insoluble component Processing rate: 15 L/m2h
separation equipment that minimizes the total Total cost of membrane replacement:
cost of membrane replacement US$ 100,000 per year for the above
processing capacity
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Response does not and will not be deemed to contain
any confidential information of any kind whatsoever.
RESPONSE EVALUATION
NineSigmas client will evaluate the Response using the
following criteria: