Lars Hamberg

Senior Forskare

Tel

+46 10 516 66 45

Email

lars.hamberg@ri.se

Location

Göteborg

ORCID

0000-0001-7150-9099

Lars have a PhD in food science and has worked for and within the Swedish food industry's technical development for over 20 years. Lars' process engineering specialty areas revolve around equipment design with a focus on cleanliness and hygiene, but he also has a broad base in general food-oriented process technology and was one of the founders of the test bed Cleaning Innovation. Lars also leads and is responsible for the yearly course in Food Technology at Chalmers University of Technology.

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From Plate to Pixel –Faster Decisions for Safe & Sustainable Water Use

We are facing a decisive shift in how we monitor water quality. The project is establishing a transition lab that will take us from slow, analogue cultivation methods to fast, digital techniques such as flow cytometry and qPCR. Th…

The role of industry for sustainable water in 2050

We explored how industry's water use contributes to Water Wise societies (WWS) mission of Sustainable water for all 2050. As a result, the challenge with industry's sustainable water use was described, key actors identified and fu…

CircSyst - Circular Systemic Solutions

The CircSyst project is focused on the development and demonstration of a range of novel Circular Systemic Solutions (CircSyst Solutions or CSS) that increase sustainability by applying innovative holistic circular models at local…

Industry guideline for increased reuse of water in the dairy industry

The aim was to develop a basis for revising the industry guidelines regarding water use in the dairy sector. With an improved knowledge basis, it is possible to make water use more efficient without jeopardizing the quality and sa…

The roles and opportunities for businesses to prevent water shortages

The project addresses the challenge of reducing water consumption in Swedish companies. The goal is to create incentives for companies to save water and develop support for them to implement water-saving measures. Central in the p…

Development of a nutritious broccoli soup

A new competitive, tasteful, nutritious and easily accessible broccoli soup was developed. Broccoli contains glucosinolates and of special interest is glucoraphanin, which has antioxidant and other beneficial health effects. A var…

Legionella safe & energy efficient domestic hot water

Energy optimization is central for sustainable development and domestic hot water temperature is important. A compromise between energy use and microbial safety is needed. In the project, the hypothesis that the limited water volu…

Trouble shooting microbiological deviations

Sometimes things goes wrong in the production and the products are microbiologically spoiled or even worse pathogens are detected in the products. Then it is important to know how to handle the situation to establish why it occur…

Swat team - investigation of cleaning problems

The test bed Cleaning Innovation offers a team of experts who together with you solve your urgent cleaning problems.

Avoid Process Downtime & Problems - Analyze Your Cleaning Processes

We offer complete mapping of energy, chemicals, water, time and other key parameters associated with cleaning and washing in industrial processes.

Cleanability of process equipment

If a process equipment is easily cleaned it will be a big advantage when assuring a hygienic production and minimizing the total cost for use. Getting the equipment clean is as vital as making sure that the cleaning process is not…

Training sessions on cleaning

Highly skilled employees are needed in order to meet today's demands for quality assured cleaning of food premises out of an environmental point of view, as well as to maintain product safety. We offer theoretical and practial tra…

Energy-efficient food industry

RISE offers in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge of energy-efficient food industry. We can help you optimise your energy use without compromising productivity, food safety, hygiene, or quality. We also participate with our…

The Drinking Water Directive

In 2020, the EU Council of Ministers made a decision regarding a new Drinking Water Directive, which is being implemented in Sweden during spring 2023. The goal of the directive is to protect human health from all types of contami…

Risk management

Based on international standards (ISO 31000 and others) on risk management, risks in a number of different applications such as cyber, fire, food, construction, safety and security can be apreciated and managed. Key concepts …

Production conversion- total defense

During times of crisis and war, our society faces new challenges. Among other things, we need to find an alternative supply of products in health care.

Microbiology and hygiene

The food industry is facing increased demands for microbiological safety, sustainability and preparedness. Climate change, new raw materials and complex supply chains affect how microorganisms behave – and thus how what we eat and…

Industrial Water Management

Through better water management many industries can not only reduce their environmental impact and meet societal demands for clean water, but also improve process performance and ultimately reduce costs. Water management is a key …

Cleaning and disinfection

Is it not as clean as it should? Which chemicals or materials are the best? How do you measure cleanliness? How can one resource optimise its cleaning process?

Microbiologically safe and shelf stable

Food must be safe and is also expected to be durable!! RISE offers a number of services and tools to design for a microbiologically safe and shelf stable product.

Advanced processing technologies

In the area of advanced processing technologies RISE has a leading position in the field of microwave processing of foods. The area covers technology for both preparation and preservation of foods and biomaterials, and also includ…

Food processing

With solid process engineering expertise, we work with design of resource-efficient food production lines. This expertise also includes the testbeds: Pilot Production of Food and Cleaning Innovation. Our most prominent competences…

Cleaning Innovation

A test bed with a holistic approach to the efficiency aspects, as well as environmental aspects of cleaning and disinfection.

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