Trialling As a Substitute for an Industrial Belt Dryer: An Unexpected and Unhelpful Process Step.
Testing is in Torftech’s DNA. One particular set of tests had an unexpected outcome. We have been involved in some interesting concepts brought to us to use our TORBED reactors for new applications. These included, among others, the drying of krill as an alternative to an industrial belt dryer. This application worked well at the […]
Beyond Industrial Belt Dryers and Rotary Kiln Dryers.
We sold our first dryer in 1989. Since then, the number has climbed to 43, divided more or less evenly between food and biomass applications with a few mineral applications completing the list. TORBED dryers are more compact and less complex than standard industrial industrial belt dryers or rotary kilns. Their lack of complexity means […]
Beyond Flames, Heat and Rotary Kilns
As we continue our series on historic developments of the TORBED Technology, we reach 1987 and the development of a process that is beyond the capabilities of Rotar kilns and Circulating Fluidized Beds. A well-known British oil company tested a TORBED processor for removal of hydrocarbons from solids from drill cuttings produced while developing oil […]
Combustion: Beyond Flames, Heat and Rotary Kilns
When we think of combustion, the image of flames and red-to-white hot processes often comes to mind. However, innovative technologies like the TORBED reactors have expanded the possibilities of combustion processes, allowing for unprecedented control and precision. One remarkable application of this technology is the controlled combustion of carbon in Spent Pot Lining (SPL), a […]
Serendipity: How does a machine designed to replace rotary kilns for mineral processing come to be used for food processing?
How does a technology originally designed for mineral processing find its way into the food industry? It’s not the most obvious leap—but serendipity played a key role. One of our directors happened to hear a BBC Radio 4 segment about a snack product designed to absorb less oil during frying. Inspired, he reached out to […]
A Processing Revolution: An Alternative to Rotary Kilns, Industrial Belt Dryers and other conventional equipment
’43 years ago I was working as a mechanical engineering consultant, designer and developer of large scale heat pumps, solar buildings both domestic and commercial, and large scale heat recovery systems for low energy buildings – all initiated in response to the first oil price shock in the 1970s. I was invited to look at […]
