Lignocellulosic biomass dry refinery

Lignocellulosic biomass dry refinery equipment enables the fractionation and separation of agro-resources on scales ranging from a few grams to tens of kilograms. The equipment can fractionate and separate raw materials of various sizes (from several centimeters to a few micrometers). Various mechanical stresses can be applied (shear, impact, attrition, abrasion, etc.).
Examples of equipment: Knife mill, paddle mill, ball mill, pin mill, air jet mill; Turbo separator; Electrostatic sorter...
Examples of materials processed: Straw, bark, sawdust, plant pigments, corn stalks, miscanthus stalks, wheat bran, chenvot, seaweed, etc.

Seed fractionation, sorting and separation

Equipment for grain and seed fractionation operations enables cleaning, sorting, milling and separation operations to be carried out on scales ranging from kilograms to hundreds of kilograms. They include traditional equipment from the seed processing industry, as well as prototypes. The equipment can be used to study the relationships between raw material structure, process-generated stresses and usage properties.
Examples of equipment : Optical sorter; Densimetric table; Pilot semolina mill; Mills, Decorticator...
Examples of materials processed: durum wheat, soft wheat, sorghum, peas, faba beans, corn, barley, chickpeas, rice, oats...

Fractionnement

Agrocomposite structuring

Agrocomposite shaping equipment can be used to structure bio-sourced matrices on scales ranging from a few grams to ten kilograms. This equipment can be used to study the impact of thermal and mechanical stresses applied to agrocomposites.
Examples of equipment: Twin-screw corotating extruders, heated presses, injection molding machines...
Example products: composite pellets and films.

 Food processing and structuring

Processing and structuring equipment can reproduce unitary food processing operations for scales ranging from a few grams to around ten kilograms.
Examples of equipment: Kneaders; Single-screw extruders; Twin-screw corotating extruders; Inclined rotary drums; Dryers...
Example of products obtained: pasta, expanded products, roasted seeds.

Structuration

Raw material characterization

Characterization equipment is used to analyze the various materials used on the platform. They can be used to characterize size, shape, color, specific surface area, texture, water and ash content...
Examples of equipment: Laser granulometer; Granulomorphometer; Colorimeters; Texturometer...