Comisión Enología

Adopted

Potassium alginate

COEI-1-POTALG Potassium alginate

Kalii Alginas

  1. Objective, Origin and Scope of Application

This is a potassium salt of alginic acid extracted from various types of pheophyceae algae, in particular laminaria, by means of alkaline digestion and purification.

It is a clarifying agent used during the second fermentation in the bottle for sparkling wines.

Filter sheet

COEI-1-PLAQFI Depth filter sheets

  1. Objective, origin and scope of application

Depth filter sheets, belonging to the family of porous filter materials, are composed of organic and/or inorganic materials, and are generally used for clarification and/or microbiological stabilisation of liquids; their geometrical shapes are specific to the filtration systems defined by the manufacturers.

Perlite

COEI-1-PERLIT Perlite

CAS no.93763-70-3

Expanded perlite

  1. Object, origin and field of application

Perlite is a vitreous rock of volcanic origin, belonging to the rhyolite group. Like glass, perlite is made of aluminium silicate and has a chemically bound water content of 1% to 2%.

Egg (albumin of)

COEI-1-OEUALB Egg (Albumin of)

Ovalbumin

Albumen ovi

  1. Objective, origin and scope of application

The albumin of an egg is obtained by desiccating fresh egg whites.  It is found in the form of a fine, white, very light powder which is not completely soluble in water, but is soluble in certain alka

MEMBRANES DE NANOFILTRATION

COEI-1-NANMEM Nanofiltration membranes

  1. Object, origin and scope of application

Membranes belonging to the family of semi-permeable membranes, these can be homogenous or composite membranes and are generally organic; they may have a spiralled or "spiral-wound", flat sheet or "frame and plate", tubular or hollow fibre configuration.