Dr Alejandra Diaz De Rienzo

IBIC Relationship Development Scheme: HopCycle: Brewing a Greener Fu7ure Nov 1, 2024 - Apr 1, 2025
Currently, after dry hopping brewers dump the hops down the drain after they are done with them. This is common practice for craft brewers. For a mediun size brewery, involves about 20-40kg per tank (which is approx. £400-800 per tank). The hops that... Read More about IBIC Relationship Development Scheme: HopCycle: Brewing a Greener Fu7ure.

IBIC Relationship Development Scheme: Sustainable Alternatives for Hops in Brewing (SAHIB) Dec 2, 2024 - Jun 1, 2025
We aim to identify and develop alternative ingredients to identify botanical replacements for both the reduction of the use of hops in beer brewing, alongside improved flavour profiles, primarly targeting improved cost-efficiency and sustainability.... Read More about IBIC Relationship Development Scheme: Sustainable Alternatives for Hops in Brewing (SAHIB).

IBIC Relationship Development Scheme: Decoding Kombucha: Transforming Gut Health Through Innovation Nov 11, 2024 - May 31, 2025
This project aims to transform the kombucha market in the North West of the UK by reverse engineering a healthy gut culture. This innovation will allow local production of bespoke healthy gut soft drinks, catering to major UK supermarket chains that... Read More about IBIC Relationship Development Scheme: Decoding Kombucha: Transforming Gut Health Through Innovation.

RaEng: Your Miniature Green Energy House May 1, 2025 - Jul 31, 2026
This is a public engagement grant aimed at inspiring primary school children (aged 9-10) from underprivileged backgrounds to undertake a career in STEM subjects, particularly engineering. This is a collaborative project led by CSI (Silvia Tedesco), w... Read More about RaEng: Your Miniature Green Energy House.

Enabling the paper sector’s decarbonisation via anaerobic digestion and industrial symbiosis. (PAPERdecab)’ Aug 1, 2024 - May 31, 2025
According to national statistics by BEIS (2020 Annual report ‘UK Energy in Brief’), natural gas is still the major contributor to the UK’s primary energy consumption, which has risen considerably in the last 30 years, with a current inland import dep... Read More about Enabling the paper sector’s decarbonisation via anaerobic digestion and industrial symbiosis. (PAPERdecab)’.

Dr Alejandra Diaz De Rienzo's Projects (6)