- Life & Medical Sciences
(+34) 946 430 850 (International calls)
Infrastructure of 36 m2 that specialises in developing sustainable physical and chemical processes for obtaining compounds of natural origin with technological activity from raw materials of natural origin stabilised for preserving compounds of interest.
- Vacuum and/or modified atmosphere oven-drying (Memmert)
- Freeze-drying (Telstar).
- Freezing up to -80 ºC.
The development of the ingredient involves extraction and purification stages and the following technologies are used:
- Extraction technologies:
- Accelerated solvent extraction (ASE350).
- Jacketed reactors for solid-liquid extraction up to 40 litres.
- Solid-liquid or liquid-liquid extraction plant (Mini-Pilot, Büchi)
- Ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE).
- Concentration and purification:
- Vacuum concentration.
- Pervaporation.
- Hydrodistillation.
- Crystallisation.
- Micro/ultra/nanofiltration technologies.
- Thin-layer and preparative column chromatography
- Vacuum drying.
- Freeze-drying.
It carries out the entire process of developing new products until they are validated in vivo by the following laboratories:
- Food and ingredient analysis laboratory.
- Biotechnology laboratory and cell culture laboratory.
- Micro and nano-encapsulation laboratory.
- Food preservation laboratory.
- Development of sustainable physicochemical extraction processes for natural compounds
- Purification and isolation of bioactive compoundsFreeze-drying and ingredient stabilization
- Scale-up from laboratory to pilot scale
- Valorization of agri-food by-products
Aimed at:
- Manufacturers of food ingredients and additives.
- Manufacturers of nutritional supplements and nutraceuticals.
- Functional food producers.
TECNALIA
Alava Technology Park, Leonardo Da Vinci, 11, E-01510, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Araba/Álava)
Food Processes, Bioprocesses and Preservation:
- Biotechnology, Processes and Biological Systems
- Healthcare Technologies
Application sectors
- Agri-food industry
- Pharmaceuticals and genetics
- Chemical industry
- Chemicals / Petrochemicals / Biorefineries
Industry plan
- HAZI · Healthcare and Biomedical Sector
