Technologies

Lactosan has three complete fermentation lines which are controlled by a process control system and can be fully sterilised.

Fermentation is followed by a concentration step using a separator.

The aim of freeze-drying is to obtain a dried, very water-soluble product that retains the properties of the original product after the addition of water.

In the Microbial Additives plant, it is possible to dry the bacterial concentrate in the fluidized bed plant as an alternative to freeze-drying.

After drying, further processing takes place in the respective powder line. The product flakes dried by lyophilisation are crushed in mills.

After the drying and milling process, the powder is processed on the relevant powder line and the final product is mixed according to specification.

After processing in the respective powder line, the dried powder is filled according to customer's requirements.

Appropriate storage is essential to ensure the stability of the finished products.

In the homogenisation step, the biomass is broken down and the enzymes are released. 

In the enzyme production process, ultrafiltration and diafiltration systems are used to concentrate the product and for buffer exchange respectively.

The  filtration system allows to remove the production organism or components thereof in the product, at the customer's request.

In order to increase the purity of the enzyme product or to improve subsequent filtration steps, it is possible to integrate a precipitation step into the production process.

DNA depletion is another optional step in the enzyme production process to increase the purity of the product.