In a previous newsletter, we highlighted why ionic liquids, despite their outstanding performance in separating lignin and cellulose from a wide range of biomasses, have not yet achieved broad commercial adoption and how proionic’S HIPE-REC® technology can solve the issue of solvent recovery.

To move from laboratory research toward industrial reality, process-relevant data are essential. Over the past months, we have therefore expanded our infrastructure with a dedicated laboratory dryer, specifically designed to handle challenging biomass–solvent systems.

The new equipment allows:

• drying experiments under vacuum and under pressure
• processing of highly viscous materials
• upscaling trials under controlled, industrially relevant conditions

Using this setup, we can generate the robust operating and design data required for process scale-up, equipment sizing and future plant design — closing an important gap between fundamental research and industrial implementation.

This capability enables us to support customers from very different industries in evaluating, de-risking and preparing scalable process concepts for demanding materials and solvent systems.