Downstream process technology – Pilot plant

The facility includes pilot-scale equipment for optimization of process conditions, quantification of yields and mass balances, preparation of larger quantities of food and feed products for further testing, and upscaling trials (TRL 4-6).

Available unit operations:

• Wet grinder
• Bead mill
• Stirred tank reactors (2 x 50 L) with T-control and vacuum possibilities
• Stirred tank reactors (2 x 200 L) with T-control
• Kitchen cookers (2 x 200 L)
• Double-screw presses for mechanical dewatering
• 2/3-phase decanter centrifuge
• Disc centrifuge with automatic sludge emptying
• Filter press
• Micro- and ultrafiltration (ceramic membranes)
• Nanofiltration (spiral wound membranes)
• 4-stage evaporator
• Short-path distillation
• Hot air dryers (tray, mechanical fluidizing, spray)
• Indirect steam dryer
• Milling equipment (hammer, roto, pin- and jet mill)
• Powder sieving
• Powder mixing and homogenization