ProcEnergy provides an adaptive ultrasound platform for industrial process flows, combining flow-through reactor modules, instrumentation, and software control to tune ultrasonic cavitation to feedstock properties and process state. The system is designed for insertion into existing unit operations upstream of extraction, separation, or conversion steps, with initial applications in biorefinery pretreatment and slurry processing. The platform supports evidence-led development through trials that measure energy use and downstream impact with industrial operators.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Industrial process flows involving biomass pretreatment and slurry handling face significant performance and economic limitations due to feedstock variability, high solids loading, and difficult separations. These challenges reduce the efficiency of downstream steps such as extraction, separation, and conversion, making it hard for operators to achieve consistent, cost-effective outcomes.
Solution
ProcEnergy offers an adaptive ultrasound platform that integrates flow-through reactor modules, instrumentation, and software control to generate and distribute ultrasound-induced cavitation within moving industrial streams. The software-controlled operating strategies allow the platform to respond in real time to changing feedstock properties and process state, enabling operators to tune ultrasonic treatment to their specific application. Designed for insertion into selected unit operations, the platform works upstream of extraction, separation, or conversion steps, improving downstream performance without requiring full process redesign. Trials are conducted with industrial operators to measure energy use, compare treated versus untreated streams, and assess the impact on the relevant downstream step, ensuring evidence-led development and practical deployment.
Target Audience
Primary customers are industrial operators in biorefineries and biomass processing facilities, as well as research partners in EU-funded projects, who need to improve pretreatment and slurry handling performance through adaptive ultrasound technology.
Features
- Flow-through reactor modules engineered to generate and distribute ultrasound-induced cavitation within continuous industrial streams
- Adaptive software control that adjusts ultrasonic operating strategies based on feedstock properties, process state, and trial objectives
- Instrumentation suite for measuring energy use and enabling treated versus untreated comparisons during trials
- Modular design for insertion into existing unit operations upstream of extraction, separation, or conversion steps
- Application focus on biorefinery pretreatment and slurry processing, addressing feedstock variability and solids loading challenges
- Integration with the Horizon Europe BioCORE project for ultrasound pretreatment of biomass-derived liquid and solid streams