GEA Filtration Feasibility Study & Process Development

To assist both Universities and Corporate Research & Development departments in pursuing the study of the ever-increasing interest in specialty functional food ingredients, GEA Filtration offers a wide range of feasibility- and process development-scale membrane filtration pilot plants.

For a variety of reasons ranging from the aging of the "baby boomer" generation to a newly emerging weight-issue consciousness in some developed countries to the closing of the wealth gap in developing countries, consumer demand for nutritious and healthful foods continues to grow. Not surprisingly, demand is spread across a wide range of market segments and therefore represents myriad opportunities. All market segments have target opportunities; from busy parents looking to ensure their children simple yet nutritious foods, to the fashion food conscious looking for a gourmet experience at home, to the health compromised aiming to assure a high degree of food safety. All market demographics, whether mass or niche will present some opportunity; some large, some smaller.

Cross-flow membrane filtration, alone or in combination with other technologies, provides substantial opportunity for isolation, purification or concentration of very specific and tailored components of food products ranging from milk and milk products, to fruits, vegetables and grains, to meat and poultry products to name but a few examples.

These isolated components or compounds will represent great opportunity for some companies aiming to offer food products with enhanced therapeutic or nutraceutic properties, improved sensory characteristics or perhaps customized bacteriological and even bacteriostatic characteristics.

The GEA Filtration range of membrane filtration pilot plants includes models small enough and economical enough for very small-scale feasibility testing to small-scale production simulation units. This wide range of plant size allows opportunity for evaluation of not only technical but commercial feasibility. And GEA Filtration can then design and build full-scale production units to any size, custom configured to your unique needs.

The GEA Filtration range of pilot plant is available for purchase or for short-term lease. For additional information on GEA Filtration and our products and services, please visit our web site at www.geafiltration.com or call us at (715) 386-9371.

For further information please contact:

Bruce D. Blanchard,
Sales Manager
GEA Filtration (GEA Process Engineering Inc.)
1600 O'Keefe Road
Hudson, WI, USA
phone: +1 715 377 0533
fax: +1 715 386 9376
mobile: +1 612 868 1224