Food & Beverages

The food and beverage industry offers many applications for compressors with different pressure ranges. However, the applications have one thing in common: the high legal purity requirements for the gas. That is why our series for CO₂ consists exclusively of oil-free piston compressors and selected materials.

CO2 Recovery

The most common application of our series compressors, i.e. piston compressors, is in CO₂ recovery plants in the beverage industry. Here, the wet carbon dioxide produced during the brewing process is captured, collected, and returned to the process at a later stage. Our oil-free CO₂ compressors deliver 300 to 2,400 kg of CO₂ per hour at a discharge pressure of 16 - 21 bar. Oil-free compression is the top priority here to ensure CO₂ purity. Efficient CO₂ recovery contributes to ecological production. For the compression of CO₂, our CO₂ portfolio consists of a total of 6 different piston compressors to cover the volume flow requirements.

CO2 Extraction

CO₂ extraction is a high-pressure extraction process in which ingredients that would be sensitive to high temperatures can be gently and selectively extracted. The use of CO₂ means that no solvent residues remain in the extract or raw material. This application is frequently found in the food, luxury goods and cosmetics industries, among others, where ingredients are gently extracted with supercritical CO₂. Here, oil-free piston compressors in vertical and V-design are used.

 

Dry Ice

The gas produced in dry ice production can also be recovered by means of an CO₂ series compressor. Instead of releasing the CO₂ into the atmosphere, it is efficiently compressed to 20 bar in two stages and returned to the process. This reduces dry ice costs by up to 50% and protects the environment. The product portfolio for this application range consists of six compressor types and covers a flow rate between 300 and 2,400 kg/h.