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Freeze dryers

Freeze drying to preserve heat-sensitive products

The drying of products using sublimation of the frozen solvent, under vacuum conditions, is a basic technique in the pharmaceutical, food, and biotechnological industry in general. At Foeth we have a large stock of used industrial freeze dryers, also known as lyophilizers, from premium quality European brands. Read more about lyophilizers

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Telstar Technologies LyoAlfa 15-55 - Freeze dryer

Telstar Technologies LyoAlfa 15-55

Freeze dryer

In stock NL

329T1341

Telstar Technologies LyoAlfa 15-55 - Freeze dryer

Telstar Technologies LyoAlfa 15-55

Freeze dryer

In stock NL

329T1332

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What are freeze dryers?

Freeze dryers (lyophilizers) are vacuum dryers used for freeze-drying (sublimation drying, lyophilization). In a freeze dryer, a product to be dried is quickly brought into a frozen state. The water is then removed by sublimation and directly passed from the solid-state (ice) to the vapor state.

Freeze-drying is a process commonly used as a preservation technique in the food and pharmaceutical industry. This drying method is very gentle on the product and ensures that qualities such as organic cell walls, vitamins, flavours, or natural colour are largely retained. Most lyophilizers are built using oil-based vacuum pumps and the lyophilisation process itself is carried out under vacuum. Products dried in a freeze-dryer retain only up to 4% of their water content, which effectively slows down the spoilage process of the dried material and reduces its susceptibility to microbial attack.

It is also used in the treatment of heat-sensitive biological materials such as proteins, hormone solutions, microorganisms, tissues, blood plasma, vaccines, serums, and antidotes, among many other biopharmaceutical applications.

What are the components of a freeze dryer?

Despite the many types of industrial freeze dryers available, they generally have the following basic components:

  • Drying chamber, usually divided into several levels, where the products are placed.

  • Vacuum system, provided by a vacuum pump.

  • The refrigeration system cools the condenser and can be used to freeze the products inside the chamber.

  • Process condenser, where the sublimated vapours are condensed back to the liquid state. It is usually accumulated for removal at the end of the drying cycle.

  • Control systems include pressure and temperature detectors as basic measurements.

Buy your used freeze dryers from Foeth

At Foeth you will find a selection of used freeze dryers. We only offer used dryers from quality brands. Our internal team of experts also makes sure that each machine is mechanically tested. The advantage of the freeze dryers in the Foeth collection is the high quality of the machines and the adaptation to the freeze-drying process of different products. The machines available include Boc Edwards lyophilizers and Christ lyophilizers. In addition to lyophilizers, autoclaves, filters, compactors,mills or mixers are also available at Foeth.

Contact us about buying an industrial lyophilizer or visit us during working hours at our head office in Barneveld, the Netherlands, and take a look at the equipment you are interested in.

Looking for something special?

If we do not have your desired process equipment in stock, please let us know! Our purchase team will try to find the best matching machine for you via their international purchase network.