Alfa Laval TopStream™ / Bactofuge®
Alfa Laval TopStream™ / Bactofuge® technology is a method for continuous solids discharge when processing products with high solids content. It delivers higher separation output while preserving the quality of discharged solids for later reuse. The technology provides continuous solids output as a high-concentration phase, with less or no intermittent discharge, critical in food processing for products such as yeast, fruit pulp, and dairy. In fruit juice production, TopStream ensures stable process performance while delivering a dry pulp stream that can be reused. In the pharma industry, gentle solids handling keeps cell lysis to a minimum.
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.