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- [Torrefaction: One Stage of Thermal Biomass Processing](https://torftech.com/torrefaction-one-stage-of-thermal-biomass-processing/) - Torrefaction is a mild thermal treatment that heats biomass in a low-oxygen environment to improve its properties as a renewable solid fuel or process feedstock.Untreated biomass often has high moisture content, low energy density, variable composition, and poor handling characteristics. It can absorb water, degrade during storage, and be expensive to transport over long distances.Torrefaction
- [Industrial Catalyst Processing with TORFTECH](https://torftech.com/industrial-catalyst-processing-with-torftech/) - Don’t just take it from us; here is a testimonial from a customer who has been working with our technology to regenerate catalysts since 1997.“The process offers excellent heat transfer and temperature control…………”Nearly thirty years of reliable service. The heat transfer ensures a consistent, well-processed product. Low bed mass ensures real time temperature control, key
- [All Electric High Volume Industrial Food Processing](https://torftech.com/all-electric-high-volume-industrial-food-processing/) - Pictured is a newly updated design of our electrically heated T1000 Torbed food processor. This machine has been a workhorse of our fleet for many years.Applications they have used for include include:(i) air popping (frying) of snacks and cereals.(ii) pasteurisation of herbs and spices(iii) roasting of coffee/cocoa(iv) roasting of nuts(v) drying of powders/starches.Our all electric
- [Reducing The Cost of Thermal Mineral Processing: Where It All Started](https://torftech.com/reducing-the-cost-of-thermal-mineral-processing-where-it-all-started/) - Developed in response to the first major oil crisis of the 1970s, Torftech’s technology was created to reduce the energy demands of high-temperature thermal mineral processing.Today, after four decades in which the imperative for industrial energy efficiency was too often neglected, our technology is successfully deployed across applications in the minerals, food, chemical, environmental, and
- [Industrial Catalyst Processing with the Torftech Technology](https://torftech.com/industrial-catalyst-processing-with-the-torftech-technology/) - Our Torftech technology is comprised of a family of highly efficient gas-solid contacting reactors. They have been used in the manufacture and regeneration of catalysts for more than a quarter of a century. The addition of microwave processing to our repertoire extends catalyst processing possibilities , increasing precision and control.Gas–solid contacting is important in catalyst
- [Thermal Mineral Processing: A Strategic Approach to Resource Optimization](https://torftech.com/thermal-mineral-processing-a-strategic-approach-to-resource-optimization/) - Thermal mineral processing is a group of industrial methods that leverages heat to extract, refine, or modify minerals for diverse applications. These techniques are foundational in sectors such as mining, metals and materials manufacturing, Below are key insights into its processes, benefits, and strategic relevance.Key Steps in Thermal Mineral ProcessingDrying: Removes moisture from raw materials
- [Torftech and Thermal Biomass Processing: A Sustainable Energy Solution for Business Innovation](https://torftech.com/torftech-and-thermal-biomass-processing-a-sustainable-energy-solution-for-business-innovation/) - Unlocking Renewable Energy PotentialOur technology offers a range of thermal biomass solutions across the temperature spectrum from drying to combustion.Thermal biomass processing stands at the forefront of sustainable energy innovation, offering businesses a strategic pathway to reduce carbon footprints. By converting organic materials—such as agricultural residues, forestry waste, and dedicated energy crops—into usable energy, this
- [High Volume Industrial Food Processing!](https://torftech.com/high-volume-industrial-food-processing/) - The accompanying picture is of a 2-stage T4500 Torbed Food Dryer. It is of large size; 5.8 metres across and over 8 metres tall. Once it has completed its journey from the workshop to its final home early in the new year, if will be used to dry many tonnes of fragile food ingredients, accurately
- [Optimizing Resource Loops: The Strategic Role of Circular Economy Solutions Equipment](https://torftech.com/optimizing-resource-loops-the-strategic-role-of-circular-economy-solutions-equipment/) - The successful transition to a regenerative circular economy (CE) relies critically on advanced technological infrastructure that can effectively close material loops. For business professionals seeking to enhance supply chain resilience and meet evolving regulatory demands, understanding and investing in specialized circular economy solutions equipment is paramount. This machinery is the physical enabler that transforms operational
- [From High Volume Industrial Food Processing to Thermal Mineral Processing](https://torftech.com/the-menu-from-high-volume-industrial-food-processing-to-thermal-mineral-processing/) - A few weeks ago, we wrote about the range of processes possible with a TORBED processor. Reviewing this prompted us to take stock of the current “menu”.High volume industrial Food Processing applications include:Popping of snacksRoasting of coffeeDrying of potato granulesDrying of a fragile condimentDrying of distillers grains and solids, andPasteurisation of herbs and spicesIn thermal
- [What's In A Second?](https://torftech.com/whats-in-a-second/) - In 2001 we sold a TORBED T1000 food machine to a manufacturer in El Salvador. Last month, nearly a quarter of a century later, we visited the machine, which is still operating 24/7.A fractional timing adjustment (one second) to the extract mechanism resolved a series of quality problems that had arisen from product getting trpped
- [TORFTECH and Strategic Value Creation: Harnessing Thermal Biomass Processing](https://torftech.com/torftech-and-strategic-value-creation-harnessing-thermal-biomass-processing/) - In today’s evolving industrial landscape, companies are increasingly seeking innovative solutions for sustainable resource management and energy independence. Thermal biomass processing emerges as a crucial technology, converting diverse organic feedstocks – from agricultural residues to industrial waste – into valuable products like renewable energy, biofuels, and biochemicals through controlled application of heat. This sophisticated approach
- [Optimizing Performance Through Advanced Industrial Catalyst Processing](https://torftech.com/optimizing-performance-through-advanced-industrial-catalyst-processing/) - Industrial catalyst processing stands as a critical pillar of modern manufacturing, silently powering the efficiency and sustainability of diverse sectors from petrochemicals and pharmaceuticals to environmental remediation and advanced materials. At its core, this sophisticated discipline involves the design, application, and regeneration of catalysts to accelerate chemical reactions, drastically reducing energy consumption, minimizing waste, and
- [TORFTECH PROCESSORS: Circular Economy Solutions Equipment and part of a platform](https://torftech.com/circular-economy-solutions-equipment-and-part-of-a-platform/) - TORBED isn’t just an advanced reactor—it’s a technology platform engineered to close resource loops, maximize value from waste, and support sustainable, low-carbon industrial systems across multiple sectors.Key Circular Economy Applications1. Valorising Paper Sludge into Cement-Grade LimeA demonstration plant in France uses TORBED processors to transform paper mill sludge into high-value lime minerals for low-carbon cement
- [Thermal Mineral Processing: An Unusual Angle](https://torftech.com/thermal-mineral-processing-an-unusual-angle/) - The processes of installation and commissioning often provide interesting and unusual views of our equipment. On our Torbed news page this week is a picture of the inside of a burner chamber. Normally used for thermal mineral processing at in excess of 1000ºC, this is rarely seen. Attached is another view from an unusual angle
- [High Volume Industrial Food Processing: Nearing A Century.](https://torftech.com/high-volume-industrial-food-processing-nearing-a-century/) - We recently sold a small TORBED processor for an experimental application. We look forward to the results and perhaps another door opening. This sale took the number of TORBED processors sold for food applications to 98. We are also looking forward to achieving a first century. Our processors have been used for a range of
- [Thermal Biomass Processing: Torrefaction using a TORBED processor.](https://torftech.com/thermal-biomass-processing-torrefaction-using-a-torbed-processor/) - We are pleased to announce that we have taken an order for a front-end engineering package for a Torrefaction plant fuelled by waste wood biomass. Torrefaction is a form of thermal biomass processing that involves drying and partial devolatilization of the biomass. It results in an embrittled, carbon-rich product that is suitable for use as
- [From High Volume Industrial Food Processing to Thermal Biomass Processing: Gas-Solid contacting across the spectrum.](https://torftech.com/from-high-volume-industrial-food-processing-to-thermal-biomass-processing-gas-solid-contacting-across-the-spectrum/) - We have written recently about a range of sectors/applications of our TORBED Processors. To summarize this, here is a list of our current thinking as to sectors and applications for our technology:High Volume Industrial Food Processing: pasteurising, cooking, blanching, drying, roasting, toasting, puffing, expansion, baking. Activated Carbon and BioChar Production: biomass and coal devolatilisation and activation,
- [Decades of industrial Catalyst Processing.](https://torftech.com/decades-of-industrial-catalyst-processing/) - Industrial catalyst processing is another application which showcases the ability of the TORBED technology. It has proved itself over nearly 3 decades in 24/7 use regenerating catalysts in multiple plants. It has also been used in catalyst manufacture.The technology was originally chosen specifically because it delivered a superior product when compared to the rotary kilns
- [Thermal biomass processing in the world of wood.](https://torftech.com/thermal-biomass-processing-in-the-world-of-wood/) - We will be show-casing our technology’s thermal biomass processing capabilities at the 50th Ligna, the world’s leading woodworking and wood processing trade fair which will take place in Hanover from 26th to 30th May. We will be exhibiting our technology which offers its customary control and efficiency across the full temperature range of thermal biomass treatment from drying through
- [High volume industrial food processing intersperses thermal mineral processing.](https://torftech.com/high-volume-industrial-food-processing-intersperses-thermal-mineral-processing/) - Much of our focus recently has been on the minerals sector in calcining both paper sludge and clay. We have recently taken an order for three TORBED dryers to be used for the purpose of drying potato granules. These are a repeat of an order fulfilled by one of our licensees 20 years ago, one
- [Transforming Paper Sludge into Low Carbon Cement.](https://torftech.com/transforming-paper-sludge-into-low-carbon-cement/) - Torftech, a pioneering force in sustainable technology, is proud to announce the completion and handover of a cutting-edge demonstration plant. This groundbreaking facility is set to change the future of two foundational industries: paper and cement.Located in France, the plant will harness the power of Torftech’s innovative TORBED processors to convert paper sludge into a
- [Thermal Biomass Processing.](https://torftech.com/thermal-biomass-processing/) - Our recent concentration has been on mineral-based applications, both drying and calcining. The attached picture shows a Torftech Licensee, Cedrus Sp z o.o. presenting TORBED Dryers at a biomass conference. Their presentations illustrates the broad range of materials for which TORBED dryers offer an effective solution Our thermal biomass processing applications cover a similar broad temperature
- [A Busy Time: From High Volume Industrial Food Processing to Thermal Mineral Processing to Equipment For Circular Economy Solutions.](https://torftech.com/a-busy-time-from-high-volume-industrial-food-processing-to-thermal-mineral-processing-to-equipment-for-circular-economy-solutions/) - Our financial year is February. This year we celebrated if by being super busy.Paper Sludge Recycling: we handed over a paper sludge reprocessing plant to its sponsors. A great example of the our technology being used as circular economy solutions equipment, drying and calcining paper sludge to produce heat and a cement substitute.Mineral Drying: expanding
- [We Offer Solutions for the Thermal Treatment of Minerals.](https://torftech.com/we-offer-solutions-for-the-thermal-treatment-of-minerals/) - Last time we met this heat exchanger tower, it was on its side in a workshop in Poland. At the weekend, it was pictured in northern France, in brilliant sunlight, being lifted into place. Ultimately, it will be one of four towers in this heat exchanger. Once commissioned, they will together form part of a
- [Exporting Globally: From High Volume Industrial Food Processing to Industrial Catalyst Processing and Thermal Mineral Processing.](https://torftech.com/exporting-globally-from-high-volume-industrial-food-processing-to-industrial-catalyst-processing-and-thermal-mineral-processing/) - We recently completed a group of export statistics for the DBT.What stands out is that four out five of all the processors ever created and sold have been sold outside the UK. Our technology is British but has been and is being sold and installed all around the globe, such that 100% of our turnover
- [From Thermal Mineral Processing to High Volume Industrial Food Processing.](https://torftech.com/from-thermal-mineral-processing-to-high-volume-industrial-food-processing/) - Our attention has been taken recently with thermal mineral processing, with one plant producing a Supplementary Cementitious Material (a cement substitute) from paper sludge in the last stages of commissioning. A second plant, which will calcine waste clay (also to produce a Supplementary Cementitious Material) is undergoing assembly and installation. In the meantime and by
- [Thermal mineral processing and beyond.](https://torftech.com/at-the-sharp-end-of-thermal-mineral-processing-2/) - The new year has brought plenty of activity with it.The attached picture is of a part of the heat exchanger with wrote about recently. This is one of twelve trucks that will take it from its fabrication site in Poland to its final home in France for installation and commissioning. We look forward to seeing
- [At the Sharp End of Thermal Mineral Processing.](https://torftech.com/at-the-sharp-end-of-thermal-mineral-processing/) - A few weeks ago, we shared a picture of a TORBED calciner being delivered to site. Here is another part of the same plant: a sixteen tonne twelve metre tower which forms part of the new plant’s heat exchanger being prepared for its journey to the same site in Northern France. This high-temperature, dirty-gas-stream gas-to-gas
- [T1000: A Workhorse of Industrial Food Processing.](https://torftech.com/t1000-a-workhorse-of-industrial-food-processing/) - We identify our TORBED processors by their internal diameter in millimetres. The T1000 is regularly used in both industrial food processing and in mineral processing. We sold our first T1000 for food applications in 1988. The oldest operational one will celebrate its 30th birthday next year.We are currently preparing a proposal for what, if it
- [Carbon Reduction: Gas scrubbing and beyond.](https://torftech.com/carbon-reduction-gas-scrubbing-and-beyond/) - As COP29 progesses against a background of floods in Europe and droughts in Africa, the need to reduce our carbon emissions and the level of carbon in the atmosphere becomes increasingly evident. As a technology company, this in our DNA. The raison d’être of our TORBED technology was to minimise resource use and enhance efficiency
- [CCS: is industrial gas scrubbing with Olivine the key to large scale carbon capture.](https://torftech.com/ccs-is-industrial-gas-scrubbing-with-olivine-the-key-to-large-scale-carbon-capture/) - A few weeks ago, we published an item setting out details of work done by Newcastle University on dry gas scrubbing as a means of CO2 adsorption (The key starting point in any CCS process) and the particular effectiveness of the TORBED processor in industrial gas scrubbing applications. Some level of CCS is going to
- [Pictured is a TORBED calciner being delivered to site in France.](https://torftech.com/pictured-is-a-torbed-calciner-being-delivered-to-site-in-france/) - It is the second calciner we have delivered this year and is the first of four being delivered to this customer. The others are being fabricated and will follow. The TORBED processors’ control and thoroughness of processing make them ideally suited to both Calcining and Flash Calcining. Visit the Case Studies TAB under Technologies/TORBED Processors
- [Carbon Capture And Storage: Gas Scrubbing And Beyond.](https://torftech.com/carbon-capture-and-storage-gas-scrubbing-and-beyond/) - We’ve previously written about our smallest ever TORBED reactor. Here it is…….the latest in our family of gas scrubbing devices. Below is an example of full scale implementation for gas scrubbing………one of the largest TORBED processors ever made.A team based at the University of Newcastle has been testing CO2 adsorption and desorption rates using a
- [An Industrial Food Processing Application Ahead Of Its Time.](https://torftech.com/a-technology-ahead-of-its-time/) - Air frying has recently gained significant attention, often portrayed as a modern innovation. However, Torftech has been pioneering air frying technology since 1988, when we delivered our first TORBED processor to Farmland Snacks GmbH in Germany for industrial food processing. The TORBED processor’s innovative design allowed for efficient air frying long before the technique became
- [Supporting Industrial Decarbonisation Strategies.](https://torftech.com/fuel-future-proofing/) - Our processors use a wide range of fuel to create the heat required for the process they are undertaking. Some are direct fired, using the material being processed as a source of energy. Others use external sources of energy: electricity, natural gas or even LPG or oil. As the world seeks to understand how to
- [Industrial Gas Scrubbing: Carbon Capture.](https://torftech.com/industrial-gas-scrubbing-carbon-capture/) - Industrial gas scrubbing was one of our earliest applications, with the first dry gas scrubbing pilot plant being installed in 1991 and the first commercial plant in 1996. It encompasses extremes, accounting for the smallest and largest commercial TORBED processors sold. We have designed processors to deal with highly abrasive reagents. We have also designed
- [Assembled and ready to start](https://torftech.com/assembled-and-ready-to-start/) - Three weeks ago, these TORBED processors were being packed and loaded at a fabrication works in Poland. Now installed on site in France, they are ready for commissioning and expected handover in September. Designed to dry and calcine paper sludge, producing an ash that can be used as a cement substitute and providing energy, this
- [The Science behind the technology](https://torftech.com/the-science-behind-the-technology/) - At Torftech we pride ourselves on the science behind our engineering innovations and solutions. From time to time, they appear in the pages of Scientific Journals. This time, it was the turn of the TORWAVE our microwave enabled processor which offers electrical alternatives to hydrocarbon roasting processes and unparalleled accuracy when deal with fragile and
- [Making the small and intricate possible](https://torftech.com/making-the-small-and-intricate-possible/) - In the pilot plant section of the website, we talk about making specialist pilot plants for very hot processes or ones involving highly corrosive materials. Sometimes we produce them because the process proposed to be conducted is at too small a scale to be practical in our standard pilot plants. It is here that 3-D
- [Practical Steps on the Journey to Net Zero](https://torftech.com/practical-steps-on-the-journey-to-net-zero/) - Some of the steps on the journey to net zero are clear: bring an end to fossil fuel power generation, deforestation and unnecessary waste. However, completing the journey successfully will also require planning authorities, businesses and households to change the way they do things. Reduction of energy usage is in Torftech’s DNA. Our TORBED and
- [Paper Sludge Treatment](https://torftech.com/paper-sludge-treatment/) - On Monday morning (15/7), a plant for the treatment of paper sludge arrived on site in France. Seen here being disassembled after its factory acceptance test and preparatory to being packed onto six lorries, this plant will calcine paper sludge and produce a cement substitute together with heat to generate power. This is a practical

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