Steinecker took part in the “1000” project organised by the Technical University of Munich – and received valuable input from students to further develop its sustainable technologies!
As part of the project, Steinecker GmbH welcomed a group of five dedicated students. Their task was to work on a practical challenge from the company: developing innovative applications for spent grain protein hydrolysate – a novel raw material produced by the Steinecker Phoenix BMC system, which processes brewery by-products such as spent grain, yeast, and malt dust.
The students came from various disciplines – brewing and beverage technology, food technology, biomass technology, and nutrition and biomedicine – and didn’t know each other before the project began. Even more impressive was how quickly they grew into a strong team and tackled the project week with great independence and initiative.
With creativity and expertise, they developed several interesting approaches. One particularly noteworthy idea was to polymerize the amino acids and proteins contained in the hydrolysate into biopolymers. These could be used as a sustainable packaging material – a promising alternative to conventional plastics and a valuable contribution to the circular economy.
They presented their results in the form of a poster, which attracted great interest not only internally at Steinecker: at the final event of the TUM in Garching, the poster was also exhibited – and stood out among 30 other submissions. The group was awarded 1st prize for the best poster!
In the photo: The team of students together with Jonas Keidel from Steinecker.
