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Industrial PEF

More Yield. Higher Efficient.
Less Heat.

Pulsed Electric Field processing for agri-food production. Improve extraction, extend shelf life and reduce energy consumption — without thermal treatment.

Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) technology applies short, high-voltage pulses to food and beverage products passing through a treatment chamber. The electric field creates temporary or permanent pores in cell membranes — releasing intracellular content, inactivating microorganisms or accelerating mass transfer, depending on the protocol applied.

The result: higher extraction yields, better retention of heat-sensitive compounds, reduced pasteurisation temperatures and lower overall energy consumption compared to conventional thermal processes. No chemicals. No heat damage.

EPULSUS industrial generators are designed for continuous production environments — three-phase power input, IP54 enclosure, SIL 3 functional safety, CE marked and built for long-term reliability.

Higher Yield

Improved extraction of polyphenols, juice and bioactive compounds.

Energy Efficient

Si IGBT efficient switching with high current and power capability. Lower operating cost and losses.

Shelf Life

Microbial inactivation without thermal degradation of quality.

Operator Safety

CE marked, IP54, with SIL 3 rated safety functions. Built to international safety standards.

Industries

Where EPULSUS industrial
generators are used

Wine & Olive Oil

PEF treatment of grape and olive mash significantly increases the extraction of juice/oil and compounds of interest (polyphenols, aromatic precursors), reducing the need for additional solvents, heat treatments or mechanical work. This results in improved colour, flavour complexity and antioxidant content, while processing at ambient temperature preserves volatile aromatics.

Juice & Beverages

Cold pasteurisation of juices, smoothies and functional beverages. Microbial inactivation at low temperatures preserves vitamins, enzymes and heat-sensitive bioactive compounds. Extended refrigerated shelf life without thermal processing.

Dairy & Liquid Foods

PEF as a complement or alternative to HTST pasteurisation for milk, liquid egg and other pumpable food products. Lower process temperatures mean better retention of nutritional value and fresher flavour profile.

Extraction of Plant Extracts

Enhanced extraction of active compounds from herbs, botanicals, algae and plant biomass. PEF permeabilises cell walls and accelerates mass transfer into extraction solvents — increasing yield while reducing solvent use and extraction time.

Potato & Vegetable Processing

PEF pre-treatment of potato reduces acrylamide formation during frying, lowers oil absorption and improves texture uniformity. Also applied to improve drying efficiency, reducing heat need and processing time in vegetable dehydration lines.

Other Food & Beverage Applications

Meat tenderisation, sugar beet processing, microalgae cell disruption for lipid extraction, wastewater treatment, byproduct valorisation and biostimulation of microorganisms and tissues. EPS works with customers to evaluate PEF feasibility for new applications — contact us to discuss your process.

Equipment

EPULSUS® industrial
PEF generators

EPULSUS-BM3B-12
EPULSUS® — BM3B-12

BM3B-12

Industrial PEF generator — 12 kV / 500 A, 9 kW output. Three-phase input, CE marked, SIL 3, IP54 enclosure. Designed for continuous production lines.

12 kV
Max Voltage
500 A
Max Current
9 kW
Output Power
IP54
Protection
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EPULSUS-BM3B-24
EPULSUS® — BM3B-24

BM3B-24

High-power industrial PEF generator — 24 kV / 500 A. For high-throughput production lines requiring increased field strength or larger treatment volumes.

24 kV
Max Voltage
500 A
Max Current
SIL 3
Safety
IP54
Protection
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Ready to evaluate PEF for your process?

We can run a feasibility trial at our Lisbon facility or discuss a pilot installation at your site. Talk to our engineers.

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LInDAAA — Gouveia, Portugal

Want to see it working on your product?

At LInDAAA, our agri-food research facility in Gouveia, you can bring your own product and see PEF working under real conditions. Pilot winery, pasteurisation line, with the possibility of carrying out physico-chemical validation analyses at an independent certified laboratory.

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