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We sold our first TORBED processor to the food industry for a snack popping application early on in Torftech’s history in 1987. We recently took an order for our hundredth food machine, for a similar

Torftech and Industrial Catalyst Processing

Torftech sold its first TORBED processor for catalyst applications in 1997. Since then, the combination of strong process control and the ability to handle fine, attrition-sensitive powders has made the technology a natural fit for industrial catalyst processing. Our TORWAVE processor extends this capability by ...

From 50ºC to 1500ºC – Thermal Mineral Processing with Torftech

A visit to a site using a shaft Furnace to create vermiculite, with the consequent waste of material and energy started a thought process. There had to be a more efficient way! And thus the TORBED processor was born. Designed to minimise resource use by ...

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, ...

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We can change the way you process

Our processors have capabilities in a range of gas-solid contacting processes from high temperature flash calcination to low temperature drying across a diverse range of industries. Often our processors offer an alternative to less resource-efficient conventional technologies.  Find out about some of the processes for which our technology has been used and see if we could assist you.