The textile reactor takes its place on the recycling landscape

To date, the textile reactor has been tested in different

markets in the world, and the technology has evolved along the way. The latest market tested is India, where the Swedish company F.O.V. has established a subsidiary that supplies reactors with volumes from five cubic meters to

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300 cubic meters. Approximately 30 reactors have been established and technical trials are being carried out with the researchers at the University of Borås.

A first prototype of the reactor saw the light of the day in 2014. Over a few years, it was tested in several research projects. First, attempts were made to produce biogas with kitchen waste in the lab environment, then later with manure. The results were excellent.

Today, textile reactors have been developed and established in several locations around the world to produce biogas on both small and large scales, ranging from a few cubic meters to 300 cubic meter large reactors. They are used so far mainly in agriculture.

Search for new applications

Research on the textile reactor has now entered a new phase – to find new applications for it. In new projects, it is now being tested for the production of things other than biogas and bioethanol. Among the projects one is investigating whether fungi can grow it the reactor to use in new products, such as for the production of animal feed.

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