Betaine, which is globally used as an animal-feed ingredient, is currently in short supply, since market demand outweighs production.
As well as increasing the availability of betaine, the new process will allow the betaine-extracted bioethanol residues to be further recycled and sold as crop fertiliser.
Novasep Process is responsible for the engineering of the new plant and will provide the complete process line, which combines Danisco’s proprietary chromatographic technology − known as NS2P − with membrane and evaporation steps.
Danisco and Novasep will provide technical support for the betaine production plant to De Smet Engineering and Contractors, who are in charge of constructing it.
Tereos, a sugar, starch and bioethanol producer, will operate the plant at its facility in Origny, France. The betaine from the new plant will be sold by Danisco as Betafin.
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