BioRefinex Canada Inc. products

At the core of the patented BioRefinex process (patents in 20 countries) is the "thermal hydrolysis reactor", which uses high pressure and saturated steam to denature all organic material and destroy all pathogens while retaining the valuable nutrients. The hydrolyzed output is then fractionated using a series of centrifuges to maximize value and to produce consistent streams of organic fertilizer and nutrient feedstock for biogas production.

Hydrolysis is a chemical process in which a certain molecule is split into two parts by the addition of a molecule of water. The process forces the water molecules between the chemical bonds holding large tissue molecules such as fats, DNA and proteins together. Thermal hydrolysis uses a combination of high temperature and high pressure to break the tissue down to their original small molecular building blocks resulting in a dramatic reduction in viscosity, the destruction of all infectious agents (including TSEs) and the increase of biodegradability.