BioMine – Rhobust® mining for functional proteins
Upfront's Rhobust® universal processing platform is a break- through separation technology which enables direct capture of functional proteins from a broad range of industrial raw materials.
The Rhobust® platform provides process intensification op- portunities for the isolation of proteins from crude fermenta- tion broths and natural raw materials of animal, plant and microbial origin - as well as - creating new product opportunities by “Biomining” side-streams and by-products of industrial processes in the food and related industries.
Considerable amounts of highly valuable functional proteins are regularly lost in the side-streams or by-products of industrial processes. These proteins represent a potentially valuable source of untapped revenue and have a wide range of applications as food and feed ingredients, enzymes, bioactive nutraceuticals and healthcare ingredients.
