Researcher
Imca Sampers
- Keywords:food process technology, Vegetable and potato processing, process water treatment, Food microbiology, Hygienic design
- Disciplines:Food sciences and (bio)technology not elsewhere classified, Industrial microbiology, Bioprocessing, bioproduction and bioproducts, Industrial biotechnology not elsewhere classified, Post harvest technologies of plants, animals and fish (incl. transportation and storage), Food technology, Food microbiology
Affiliations
- Department of Food Technology, Safety and Health (Department)
Member
From1 Jan 2018 → Today - Department of Industrial biological sciences (Department)
Member
From1 Oct 2013 → 31 Dec 2017 - Department of Food safety and food quality (Department)
Member
From1 May 2007 → 30 Apr 2013
Projects
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- Rethink Energy 4 Food (RE4F)From1 Feb 2024 → TodayFunding: VLAIO - Flanders' FOOD - COOCK
- Cofunding core facility - VEG-i-TECFrom1 May 2023 → TodayFunding: BOF - research organisations
- Plasma Activated Water as food safety intervention during fresh produce washing for avoiding bacterial pathogen cross-contamination and removing pesticides from the waterFrom1 Oct 2022 → TodayFunding: BOF - doctoral mandates
- Microbiological hazards associated with the use of water in the post-harvest handling and processing operations of fresh and frozen fruits, vegetables and herbs (ffFVHs)From4 Apr 2022 → 3 Apr 2024Funding: Other European institutions (outside EU)
- Innovative technological, organisational and social solutions for FAIRer dairy and fruit and vegetable value CHAINsFrom1 Nov 2020 → TodayFunding: H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research and the bio-economy
- Ecotoxicologically responsible removal of plant protection products from water from the vegetable and potato processing industryFrom1 Oct 2020 → 30 Sep 2022Funding: IWT / VLAIO - TETRA fund
- Development and quality evaluation of a decreased viscosity complementary food made from a combination of maize, soybean and orange-fleshed sweet potatoFrom1 Oct 2020 → TodayFunding: BOF - doctoral mandates
- VEGGIECHAIN: Evalutation of food quality throughout the vegetable processing chainFrom1 Sep 2020 → TodayFunding: VLAIO - Flanders' FOOD - cSBO
- WaMIP - Economic / technical feasibility study to measure pesticides via a MIP-based sensor at vegetable processing companiesFrom1 Jun 2018 → 31 May 2020Funding: IWT / VLAIO - VIS
- Water Test Network - A North West Europe collaboration to create a network of water and wastewater test and demonstration facilities for SMEs to develop new water related innovative technologies.From7 Mar 2018 → 6 Dec 2022Funding: Other EU initiatives out of framework
Publications
1 - 10 of 58
- Pilot scale treatment of industrial potato blanching water using evaporation, centrifugation and/or membrane filtration(2023)
Authors: Akram Sayed, Michael Chys, Imca Sampers
Number of pages: 1 - Designing an easily applicable framework for the monitoring of water characteristics during industrial potato blanching(2023)
Authors: Akram Sayed, Michael Chys, Imca Sampers
Number of pages: 1 - Effect of ultrasonic treatment on enzymes : decoupling the relation between the ultrasonic driven conformational change and enzyme activity(2023)
Authors: Bashar Kabawa, Imca Sampers, Katleen Raes
- Life cycle assessment of a small-scale and low-input organic apple value chain including fresh fruit, juice and applesauce(2023)
Authors: Samuel Le Féon, Thierry Benezech, Gwenola Yannou-Le Bris, Joël Aubin, Imca Sampers, Damien Herreman, Caroline Pénicaud
- Use of whole genome sequencing to identify Listeria monocytogenes persistence in the produce industry(2023)
Authors: Tessa Tuytschaever, Imca Sampers, Katleen Raes
Number of pages: 1 - Datasets for the environmental assessment of an apple value chain including fresh fruits, juice and applesauce from an organic low-input production farm(2023)
Authors: Samuel Le Féon, Thierry Benezech, Gwenola Yannou-Le Bris, Joël Aubin, Imca Sampers, Damien Herreman, Caroline Pénicaud
- Listeria monocytogenes in food businesses : from persistence strategies to intervention/prevention strategies : a review(2023)
Authors: Tessa Tuytschaever, Katleen Raes, Imca Sampers
Pages: 3910 - 3950 - Inactivation of foodborne pathogens and their surrogates on fresh and frozen strawberries using gaseous ozone(2018)
Authors: Zijin Zhou, Sophie Zuber, Frédérique Cantergiani, Imca Sampers, Frank Devlieghere, Mieke Uyttendaele
- Can UV absorbance rapidly estimate the chlorine demand in wash water during fresh-cut produce washing processes?(2018)
Authors: Sam Van Haute, Y Luo, Imca Sampers, L Mei, Z Teng, B Zhou, ER Bornhorst, Q Wang, P Millner
Pages: 19 - 27 - Modelling of E. coli inactivation by chlorine dioxide in irrigation water(2017)
Authors: Francisco López-Gálvez, Imca Sampers, María I Gil, Ana Allende
Pages: 98 - 102