Expertise in Food & Beverages
Benefit from our many years of experience, strong partners, and tailored solutions – for efficient, safe, and economical processes in your production.
In food and beverage processing, every detail counts – from the raw material to the bottle.
With our products, we ensure clarity, stability, flavor, and safety.
Technical Applications
Filtration & Pre-clarification
Adsorption of color, flavor, and tannins
Fining
& Stabilization
& Stabilization
Enzyme treatment for process & quality optimization
Sterile & fine filtration
before bottling
before bottling
Areas of Application
Wine &
Sparkling Wine Production
We support wine and sparkling wine producers with tailored solutions for clarification, stabilization, and filtration throughout the entire cellar process. The goal is clear and stable product quality, the preservation of sensory properties, and reliable, reproducible processing – from the must to the bottled product.
Typical Applications
- Pre-clarification & process filtration
- Treatment & stabilization
- Adsorption & sensory correction
- Final & safety filtration
Products include
- Diatomaceous earth & perlite – Celite® & Harborlite®
- Cellulose filter aids – VULCACEL®, Fibracel®, Fibraperl®
- Bentonites & fining agents – CANAPURE®, silica sol, gelatin
- Enzymes, yeasts & yeast nutrients – Oenobrands®
- Stabilizing agents – CMC, metatartaric acid
- Adsorptive products – HYDROGEL, KELLER-PUR®, KELLER-PVPP, PVPP Tabs
- Depth filter sheets & filter cartridges – OptiClear®, Vulcostar Clear
- Acid management – products for acidification and deacidification
Beer Production
We support breweries with tailored solutions for filtration, stabilization, and quality assurance throughout the brewing process. The focus is on clear and stable beer quality, long shelf life, and reliable, reproducible filtration processes up to bottling.
Typical Applications
- Process & precoat filtration
- Colloidal stabilization
- Polyphenol & protein management
- Final & safety filtration
Products include
- Diatomaceous earth & perlite – Celite® & Harborlite®
- Cellulose filter aids – VULCACEL®, Fibracel®, Fibraperl®
- PVPP – VULCOFIN® X for selective polyphenol adsorption
- Silica gel – Vulcostabil® X Clear for stabilization
- Activated carbons – for selected adsorption and purification tasks
- Depth filter sheets & filter cartridges – OptiClear®, Vulcostar Clear
- Additional filtration and stabilizing agents for various process requirements
Plant-Based Beverages
We support manufacturers of plant-based beverages with solutions for clarification, adsorption, and filtration. Depending on the raw material and manufacturing process, unwanted solids, colors, or flavors can be specifically reduced, and subsequent process and filtration stages can be supported.
Typical Applications
- Pre-clarification & solids separation
- Process & fine filtration
- Adsorption of unwanted colors and flavors
- Final & safety filtration
Products include
- Diatomaceous earth & perlite – Celite® & Harborlite®
- Cellulose filter aids – VULCACEL®, Fibracel®, Fibraperl®
- Activated carbons – NORIT® for suitable decolorization, purification, and adsorption processes
- Depth filter sheets & filter cartridges – OptiClear®, Vulcostar Clear
- Additional filter and process aids – tailored to the raw material, product, and desired filtration performance
Water
& Process Water
We support manufacturers in the food and beverage industry with tailored solutions for the treatment of process and product water. The goal is consistently high water quality, the protection of downstream equipment, and reliable, reproducible production – from pretreatment to fine and safety filtration.
Typical Applications
- Pre-filtration & solids removal
- Removal of particles & colloids
- Adsorption of organic compounds
- Fine & safety filtration
Product Examples
- Activated carbons for the removal of odors, flavors, and organic co-substances
- Diatomaceous earth & perlite for process and precoat filtration
- Cellulose filter aids (VULCACEL®, Fibracel®, Fibraperl®)
- Depth filter sheets & filter cartridges (OptiClear®, Vulcostar Clear)
- Special adsorbents for process water applications
