- Chemical Sector
Solutions for the chemical and biochemical industry
We develop and scale sustainable processes to obtain ingredients, additives and advanced materials, integrating bioprocesses, green chemistry and advanced analytics.
Sector challenges
- Sustainability and decarbonisation: reduction of energy consumption and environmental footprint
- By-product valorisation and bioeconomy (biorefinery, fermentation)
- Solvent substitution and adoption of clean technologies, sustainability and decarbonisation: green chemistry
- Innovation in raw materials and processes
- Product and process quality: quality control, purity and trace impurities
- Safe and efficient process scale-up (from laboratory to pilot plant)
- Regulatory compliance and technical documentation
- Digitalisation
Our value proposition
Integrated platform
Synthesis/bioprocess → Separation/purification → Formulation → Validation
Differential technologies
Supercritical CO₂ extraction, omics, green solvents and sustainable upcycling
- Life cycle analysis and environmental footprint
- Modelling, scale-up and tech transfer support
- Process automation and improved traceability
- Increased safety and production efficiency
- Data management and process dashboards
Solutions and services
We offer solutions that integrate sustainability, digitalisation, new raw materials and products, and regulatory compliance, supported by more than 300 professionals and 21 pilot plants dedicated to innovative technologies that enable processes to be scaled up to pre-industrial levels.
R&D&I and technology
- Process development (chemical and biotechnological) and route optimisation
- Extraction/purification of natural actives and industrial by-products
- Formulation of functional ingredients and additives
Consulting
Tech due diligence and feasibility/transfer analysis
Sustainability and green chemistry roadmap
Documentation support for compliance
Laboratory
- Advanced physicochemical analysis, chromatography and spectrometry
- Stability and formulation compatibility studies
Digital platforms
- Process data models, dashboards and predictive analytics
- Integration of sensors and vision systems for quality control
Consumer and market
Studies on sustainability perception and material/ingredient value proposition
Events
Success stories
- 2023
SENSOPLAG
Este proyecto va dirigido a crear nuevas herramientas digitales para la predicción y detección temprana de las principales plagas que amenazan los cultivos de cítricos. El objetivo es diseñar un sistema de control, más avanzado y preciso, que permita a los agricultores hacer frente a estas enfermedades en su etapa inicial, con el fin de optimizar los tratamientos aplicados y reducir su posible impacto medioambiental. Participan la Asociación Valenciana de Agricultores (AVA-ASAJA) y AINIA.
- 2023
VALUÓS
The project focuses on the comprehensive valorisation of agricultural waste from three major crop groups (citrus, watermelon and persimmon) to obtain ingredients with enhanced technological and nutritional properties, enabling the production of dairy desserts, gummies, snacks or toppings. POSTRES LACTEOS ROMAR and AINIA are involved in this project, which is funded by AVI, together with IATA-CSIC and ANECOOP.
- 2023
GREEN BRINE
Project for the valorisation of brines through the integration of sustainable technologies based on the concept of the circular economy. It enables giving a second life to brines by obtaining bioactive compounds with high added value, while also minimising the organic matter present in the brine by transforming it into an energy vector, resulting in purified water. The project involves ACEITUNAS CAZORLA, AINIA and ITC.
Capabilities and infrastructure
- Pilot plants (supercritical CO₂, microencapsulation, spray drying)
- Advanced analytics and characterisation laboratories
- Scale-up and tech transfer spaces
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