Magnetic Field-Made Capsules to Fight Food Waste

The European Union (EU) funded PICKFOOD project [1] addresses the 80 million tonnes of food waste generated in the EU annually. It focuses on combating quality deterioration caused by lipid oxidation and other factors. The project aims to enhance the stability and affordability of Pickering emulsions, a promising alternative. Through collaboration with the food industry, PICKFOOD will develop frameworks and methodologies to assess Pickering emulsion applications in safe, healthy, and functional foods.<br/>In this project, magnetic fields are envisioned to make capsules, but this requires very forceful magnets. Many permanent magnets on the market have large magnetic fields, but weak field gradients. The GIAMAG magnets have unique and patented designs that produces both very large magnetic fields and high field gradients, resulting in the most forceful magnets available on the market [2].<br/><b>References</b><br/>[1] https://pickfood.eu/<br/>[2] Arne T. Skjeltorp, Paul Dommersnes and Henrik Høyer,” New Forceful Magnetic Bioseparation using GIAMAG Magnet Systems”, MRS Advances, 2017, Vol.2 (24), p.1297-1301