Alfa Laval TopStream™ / Bactofuge®
La tecnología Alfa Laval TopStream™ / Bactofuge® es un método para la descarga continua de sólidos en el procesamiento de productos con un alto contenido en sólidos. Ofrece un mayor rendimiento de separación al tiempo que preserva la calidad de los sólidos descargados para su posterior reutilización. La tecnología proporciona una salida continua de sólidos en forma de fase de alta concentración, con descargas intermitentes mínimas o nulas, lo cual es fundamental en el procesamiento de alimentos como la levadura, la pulpa de fruta y los productos lácteos. En la producción de zumos de fruta, TopStream garantiza un rendimiento estable del proceso al tiempo que proporciona un flujo de pulpa seca que puede reutilizarse. En la industria farmacéutica, el manejo cuidadoso de los sólidos reduce al mínimo la lisis celular.
Experience the benefits of Bactofuge® / TopStream™:
- High solids handling capacity
- Gentle product handling and high product quality
- Creating high dryness solids streams (dry pulp)
- Higher productivity and yield
How it works
The TopStream/Bactofuge technology is typically used in applications that require a continuous discharge of a heavy phase with high solids content, in processes across the food, dairy, brewery, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.
It is often used in addition to intermittent discharge. A specially designed top disc enables the continuous discharge of the heavy phase liquid which constantly flows over the top disc and leaves the separator through a second outlet. Because the heavy liquid phase never comes into contact with the frame casing, contamination and deterioration of the solids is prevented. Intermittent discharge still occurs, but less frequently. This increases process stability and product quality and yield while reducing process disruption, product losses, energy consumption and stress on the separator.
Take advantage of Alfa Laval features
All Alfa Laval separators are developed with the benefit of more than 140 years of experience with disc stack separation technology and our deep knowledge of customer processes. Find out how all that expertise has gone into unique features for improved separation performance.