The algae harvesting & water company for the algae industry
Liqoflux focuses on algae harvesting & water treatment for the algae industry. We offer all algae harvesting & water treatment solutions to make your algae production successful: from purifying the water for algae cultivation, harvesting your algae culture to recycling the water back to production.
We have Liqoflux units in operation in multiple countries (Australia, NZ, Vietnam, India, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Morocco, Belgium, Germany, France, Norway, The Netherlands and US) working with different algae strains and delivering excellent performance.
Can we also help you in harvesting your algae culture and/or recycling of your water? Please contact us.
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Harvesting Spirulina
Liqoflux introduces a new highly effective technology to harvest Spirulina algae cultures, the vibrating sieve. Together with our vibrating sieve partner we develop fully automated skids, including PLC, pumps, tanks and CIP process to help our clients harvesting their...
Another Liqoflux unit commissioned
This week we commissioned a new Liqoflux algae harvesting unit at Radius Thomas More in Belgium. We are proud to be their partner and add significant value to the algae harvesting process. The first algae harvesting runs show excellent performance in throughput,...
High concentrations (100- 150 gr/l) with new LiqoCap membranes
We introduced our new LiqoCap filter with a larger capillair size to reach higher concentrations. With our new LiqoCap membranes we reach algae concentrations up to 100-150 gr/l. For specific algae downstream processes this means that the centrifuge is obsolete which...
Solutions
Water Purification
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Liqoflux delivers water purification solutions to purify fresh and salt water for the algae cultivation/ production
Algae Harvesting
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Liqoflux delivers algae pre-concentration and harvesting solutions to dewater the algae culture for harvesting
Water Recycling
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Liqoflux delivers water/media recycling solutions to clean the water/media for recycling
Two innovative membrane technologies: LiqoCap® & LiqoVibro®
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The LiqoCap® and LiqoVibro® membranes are the key components of the Liqoflux solutions to effectively separate the algae from the water. Liqoflux selected the right filters for algae pre-concentration, algae harvesting and water purifying and recycling. Both filters technologies are selected with the algae specific requirements in mind: stable flux, minimal fouling and reliable retention of algae cells.
The Liqoflux solutions with Liqocap membranes are helping our algae clients all over the world with the concentration of medium-sized to high volume algae cultures. The LiqoCap filters contain capillaries with modified Polyethersulphone (PES), increased inner diameter and pore size of 0,02 micron. With the new LiqoCap membranes with an even larger capillair, high-end concentrations of 100-150 grammes per liter can be achieved.
The new LiqoVibro membrane technology is especially suitable for concentrating smaller algae culture volumes to high end concentrations of 100 – 150 grammes per liter. In our LiqoVibro solution, where membrane plates are vibrating relative to the media to improve the filtration performance and reduce the fouling, the pore sizes vary from 0,08 – 0,2 micron.
What differs LiqoCap capillary filters and the LiqoVibro membrane modules from the competition is:
- High operating reliability;
- Long service life with low maintenance;
- Good antifouling properties;
- Tolerance over wide pH range;
- Easy to clean;
Based on client’s data, together with our membrane partners, we are striving for continuous improvements on the LiqoCap filters and LiqoVibro membrane modules.
New technology to harvest Spirulina: Vibrating Sieve
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Liqoflux introduces a new highly effective technology to harvest Spirulina algae cultures, the vibrating sieve.
Together with our vibrating sieve partner we develop fully automated skids, including PLC, pumps, tanks and CIP process to help our clients harvesting their Spirulina algae cultures.
Our LiqoCap membrane solution can ‘clean’ the water for recycling.
Algae harvesting: Proven LiqoCap algae concentration solution
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The Liqoflux solutions with LiqoCap membranes are helping our algae clients all over the world with the (pre-)concentration of medium-sized to high volume algae cultures. In harvesting high volumes of algae cultures the challenge is to process the high volumes in a limited timeframe and, at the same time, optimize the algae harvesting costs. To optimize the algae harvesting costs we advise a 2-step algae harvesting solution with the Liqocap filters:
Step 1
Start with the Liqoflux algae pre-concentration system to separate the ‘easy’ water (more than 95% of the water!) and pre-concentrate the algae culture up to 10-40 gr/liter or higher. The clean water, free from algae cells and bacteria is ready for recycling to your algae production system.
Step 2
Select the right separation technology (*) to separate the ‘difficult’ water and produce a high dry solid algae paste. The effluent of the centrifuge contains the ‘lost’ algae cells and can be recycled back to step 1. This process harvests 100% of the algae biomass!
(*) New LiqoCap filter with larger capillair can be used in step 2 to reach concentrations of 100-150 grammes per liter. For higher end-concentrations a centrifuge is needed.
Algae harvesting: New innovative LiqoVibro algae harvesting solution
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The new LiqoVibro membrane technology is especially suitable for concentrating smaller algae culture volumes to high end concentrations of 100 – 150 grammes per liter. In our LiqoVibro solution, where membrane plates are vibrating relative to the media to improve the filtration performance and reduce the fouling, the pore sizes vary from 0,08 – 0,2 micron The LiqoVibro technology is a smooth algae harvesting technology with low energy consumption, also very suitable for fragile algae cultures.
The LiqoVibro technology utilizes Free Flow membrane plate modules of 2,5 m2. These membrane modules will be combined in membane towers up to 8 modules (20 m2). The membrane towers can be connected in series or parallel depending on the volume you need to harvest and the end concentration you want to reach.
A LiqoVibro production unit consists of multiple membrane towers and are fully automated. These units will work in a 2-step approach to take the maximum benefit of all membrane capacity. Due to the vibration of the membranes there is minimum fouling and high endconcentrations up to 100-150 grammes per liter can be reached.
Liqoflux algae pre-concentration & harvesting systems specially designed for the algae industry
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We know the challenges in the algae downstream process and the requirements for the pre-concentration and harvesting of algae cultures. The Liqoflux systems, LiqoCap & LiqoVibro membranes are specially designed and built for the algae industry. Algae processing is a tough process for membranes. Normally UF filters show initial good performance but after a few weeks/months drop significant in flux and/or increasing fibres breakage. With our membranes we show consistent performance at clients and have a 1 year guarantee on leakage (broken fibers), which is unique in the industry!
We selected innovative membranes for the Liqoflux algae pre-concentration & harvesting System
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The Liqoflux system separates the algae culture into a concentrate containing all the algae cells and clean effluent water, free from algae and bacteria. The clean water is ready for recycling to your algae production system.
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The innovative membrane properties result in a stable flux and minimal fouling.
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The smooth structure of the membranes and the well designed flow in the Liqoflux system prevents algae from damaging and keeps the algae-cells fully intact.
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100% separation and concentration of the algae biomass, no loss of algae.
The Liqoflux system is a containerized, plug-and-play solution
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We deliver standard containerized units for processing up to 80 m3/h of algae culture.
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The operation of the Liqoflux system is fully automatic and PLC controlled.
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The concentration factor is adjustable to your specific requirements.
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The Liqoflux system is suitable for food-grade and both fresh and marine water applications.
The cost per m3 clean water produced from the algae culture is best in class
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Due to the low investment costs and low energy requirements you optimize the algae harvesting costs.
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With the Liqoflux 2-step harvesting approach the investment in harvesting equipment, yearly Capex & Opex and the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) per kg dry weight algae are reduced by 50-75%
Liqoflux Water recycling system
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For many algae producers, recycling of the effluent water, after harvesting the algae, is an absolute necessity. It’s our experience that centrifuges do not harvest 100% of the algae biomass. The effluent of the centrifuge contains the ‘lost’ algae cells. The Liqoflux Water/media recycling system processes the effluent into (1) a concentrate containing all the ‘lost’ algae cells and (2) clean water.
The clean water, free from algae cells and bacteria is ready for recycling to your algae production system. The concentrate can be recycled back to the centrifuge for harvesting. This process harvests 100% of the algae biomass!
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We deliver plug-and-play Water recycling systems, using the right materials for both fresh and marine applications.
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With the LiqoCap filters and the LiqoVibro membrane modules, specially designed for the Algae industry, we secure the production of clean water.
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For water recycling we have an integrated Liqoflux algae water recycling system containing: Disk filter unit, Ultra Filtration unit with LiqoCap filters or LiqoVibro unit and Advanced Oxidation unit (peroxide + UV)
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The Liqoflux water recycling system separates the effluent of the harvesting centrifuge into a concentrate containing the (lost) algae cells and clean effluent water, free from algae and bacteria.
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The clean water is ready for recycling to your algae production system and the concentrate in recycled back to the harvesting centrifuge resulting in 100% separation of the Algae Biomass.
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The operation of the Liqoflux water recycling system is fully automatic and PLC controlled.
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The cost per m3 clean water produced from the algae culture is best in class.
Products
Proven technology
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Liqoflux demonstrates excellent performance results at client sites working with different algae strains in both algae harvesting as well as water recycling. We offer solutions to process low volumes of algae cultures, to containerized solutions for high volume processing at algae production sites from 10 m3/h up to 80 m3/h. The flow rate is dependent on e.g. the algae strain, concentration of the algae culture, water quality and water temperature.
Our systems are made of reliable, high quality class A technical components and manufactured under rigorous quality control.
LiqoCap pilot systems:
LiqoCap LF1AL22 & LF2AL22 units
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The LiqoCap pilot systems contain 1 or 2 LiqoCap® filters. The processing capacity varies from 1 – 1,5 m3/h with the LF1AL22 to 2 – 3 m3/h with the LF2AL22.
LiqoCap production systems:
LiqoCap LF6AL22 till LF32AL22 units
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The LiqoCap Production systems contain between 6 and 32 LiqoCap filters. The processing capacity varies from 6-9 m3/h with the LF6AL22 to 32 – 48 m3/h with the LF32AL22.
LiqoVibro systems:
Pilot & Production units
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The LiqoVibro systems contain 1 or more membrane towers of 7,5 m2, 15 m2 and 20 m2 based on the algae culture volume to be processed and required end concentration.
Vibrating sieve systems for harvesting Spirulina
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Liqoflux Vibrating Sieve systems have a diameter of 800 – 1200 mm and are very effective in concentrating large volumes of Spirulina algae cultures.
Specific requirements
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Please contact us for your specific requirements. When you submit this contact form, we will get back to you.