Impact Flash-Drying Across Markets: Food Waste Reduction in Action
In a world where resources are increasingly scarce, and sustainability is paramount, innovative solutions are crucial.
Impact flash-drying is a powderization technology that is revolutionizing various industries. This rapid dehydration process is transforming how we process food, beverages, and even organic waste. Impact flash-drying offers numerous benefits, including efficient moisture removal, reducing food waste, and valuable compound extraction. Read on to discover how this revolutionary technology is shaping the future of sustainable production.
What is Powderization?
Powderization is a drying method that gives new purpose to would-be wasted food, ingredients, or other organic materials by turning them into fine powders that can be used in a variety of ways (as you’ll see below). Implementing food waste management solutions like powderization contributes to increased sustainability and mitigates adverse effects of food waste.
What is Impact Flash-Drying?
When it comes to food waste technology, there is a better alternative to traditional drying and milling. Unlike conventional methods that often compromise nutritional value and require extensive processing, GTF's RENU™ (Rapid Extraction, Nutrient Upcycling) impact flash-drying technology dries and mills in one quick step to transform and upcycle raw materials into powder. Because the RENU™ system processes material quickly without natural gas or extreme temperatures, it is energy efficient and has excellent nutrient retention of the input material.
Markets Benefitted by Impact Flash-Drying Technology
Real businesses are finding success for the environment, society, and their bottom lines through powderization. Impact flash-drying technology can be used across a wide range of industries, including:
Food Processing: This is one of the most common applications of impact flash-drying. Commercial food waste solutions for dehydrating fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices, and other food products are needed for various applications. Impact flash-drying gives these products a longer shelf life while maintaining valuable nutrients.
Beverage Industry: Impact flash-drying is used for drying spent grain from breweries, turning it into valuable byproducts that can be repurposed, among other uses, as a component in pet food or as a soil amendment or fertilizer.
Hemp Processing: This rapidly growing market employs powderization for commercial hemp drying, utilizing hemp stalks which are often discarded in the harvesting process. Hemp processing solutions can produce products such as textiles, paper, and building materials.
Composting: Impact fash-drying reduces the moisture content of organic waste, making it easier to implement large-scale composting methods and reduce the time required for decomposition. Composting technologies resulting in dried organic matter can be an effective tool for soil amendment, improving soil health and fertility.
Explore our Markets page if you want a more comprehensive look at industries served by impact flash-drying.
Real-World Applications of Impact Flash-Drying
GTF Technologies has partnered with businesses in each of these markets to reduce waste, increase revenue, and improve sustainability.
Discover how a GTF customer used RENU™ custom food waste technology to dry and mill their brewer’s spent grain to stabilize a waste stream and achieve a triple-bottom line.
Choose GTF for Impact Flash-Drying Technology
GTF Technologies is a leading provider of custom food waste solutions. Our innovative technology can help you increase both sustainability and profitability.
Learn more about how our impact flash-drying solutions can benefit your industry.
