CATEGORY
Foodtech, Chemistry

DESCRIPTION
Solutions related to novel inventions that improve process for converting sucrose into glucose And fructose. The improvements may be from improvements using existing technologies or from a completely different methodology:

This project seeks inventions that
1. Attractive inventions should allow efficient (>90% conversion in <4 hours), cost-effective (<$250K capital at commercial scale and <$0.03 per gallon variable cost) production of invert sugar of high quality for use in food and beverage applications.
2. Areas for improvements include but are not limited to: increasing conversion efficiency, shortening throughput time, minimizing side reactions and by-product formation, reducing energy consumption and environmental footprint, reducing production cost, and allowing easy control and automation of the process.
3. Technologies that are adaptable to various operation conditions (e.g. temperature, pH, concentrations) and sources of raw materials are welcome.
4. High heat method is challenging from a cost perspective. If heating is needed then current acid hydrolysis solution is likely the way to go for cost considerations. A rapid, non-thermal method maintaining current liquid sucrose process/storage temperatures of 70 – 100?F would be a breakthrough.
5. If processing aids are used, they must be completely removed by the end of the process. Processes having a stationary phase that liquid sucrose passes through are acceptable.
6. Any material in contact with the product must be food safe or in line of site to GRAS approval.

Areas out of scope for this project:
i. Any radiation-based methodology
ii. Technologies that modify the ingredient list on the product label, that is, involving adding chemicals, biologicals, or other materials that cannot be removed afterwards

Inventors are strongly encouraged to provide considerations on industrial scale-up and both capital and operational costs for the proposed inventions. Note also that the expected deployment of the technology is to many facilities and not necessarily to a large central location.

COMPENSATION PLAN
1. S$8,500 for each invention disclosure that are accepted by our clients
2. 30% future royalties from the commercialisation of the accepted invention disclosure
3. Terms of payment: Within 30 days

Formal project specification here: http://invcapital.com/pub/ic/Prj-160110_specs.png