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Production of plant-based shrimps
Plant-based food products are becoming more and more popular among consumers. One recent idea is to produce vegan shrimps. The goal of this thesis is to develop a novel production chain to fabricate vegan shrimps on a small test scale.
Plant-based food products are becoming more and more popular among consumers. One recent idea is to produce vegan shrimps using plant-based materials:
https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2022/07/plant-based-prawns-to-protect-the-marine-environment.html
https://vegconomist.de/food-and-beverage/fleisch-und-fischalternativen/eth-zuerich-algen/
In general, vegan shrimps may be produced using different production technologies such as molding and/or extrusion of different materials. The goal of this student thesis is to develop a novel production chain to fabricate vegan shrimps on a small test scale.
Plant-based food products are becoming more and more popular among consumers. One recent idea is to produce vegan shrimps using plant-based materials: https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2022/07/plant-based-prawns-to-protect-the-marine-environment.html https://vegconomist.de/food-and-beverage/fleisch-und-fischalternativen/eth-zuerich-algen/ In general, vegan shrimps may be produced using different production technologies such as molding and/or extrusion of different materials. The goal of this student thesis is to develop a novel production chain to fabricate vegan shrimps on a small test scale.
The preliminary work packages include the following:
- Get familiar with the project and requirements (product, material, extrusion process)
- Define a first concept for the production chain of shrimps (e.g., extrusion and/or molding)
- Create CAD models for extrusion nozzles and/or parts for molding
- Fabricate nozzles and molds using additive manufacturing (e.g., SLA or SLS)
- Testing of parts and production process and iterative improvement
- Documentation of results (weekly meetings, midterm & final presentations, thesis)
The preliminary work packages include the following: - Get familiar with the project and requirements (product, material, extrusion process) - Define a first concept for the production chain of shrimps (e.g., extrusion and/or molding) - Create CAD models for extrusion nozzles and/or parts for molding - Fabricate nozzles and molds using additive manufacturing (e.g., SLA or SLS) - Testing of parts and production process and iterative improvement - Documentation of results (weekly meetings, midterm & final presentations, thesis)
- a high level of motivation, hands-on mentality, and passion for the topic - experience with CAD design, iterative prototyping, and testing - the desire to do your thesis together with a young startup from ETH Zurich
Lab: pd|z Product Development Group Zurich (ETHZ) - https://pdz.ethz.ch/
Lab: pd|z Product Development Group Zurich (ETHZ) - https://pdz.ethz.ch/
Contact: Please send your CV, list of grades and short motivation letter together with a description of your skills, experience, and prior projects to Manuel Biedermann (manuelbi@ethz.ch)
Contact: Please send your CV, list of grades and short motivation letter together with a description of your skills, experience, and prior projects to Manuel Biedermann (manuelbi@ethz.ch)
20230123_Master_Thesis_Plant-based_shrimp.pdf
