Industries
Where EK‑Drive delivers value across real‑world process streams.
EK‑Drive is a modular separation platform that shapes how liquids and solids behave inside a flow. Because it doesn't rely on pressure, membranes, chemicals, or high‑shear equipment, it adapts to a wide range of industrial conditions with minimal intervention.
Microalgae
- Higher concentration
- Lower shear
- Lower energy use
EK Drive was originally developed for microalgae — and it remains one of its strongest applications. It concentrates biomass with far less energy than centrifuges and without the fouling behavior of membranes. The platform handles variable strains, solids profiles, and real world culture conditions with minimal tuning, producing a stable, high solids output that simplifies downstream drying and processing.
Food & Beverage /
Fermentation
- Lower load on downstream equipment
- More predictable separation behavior
- Fewer consumables
- Smaller footprint
- Lower total cost of operation
Food and beverage streams often contain mixed solids, emulsions, or fine suspended material. EK‑Drive organizes these components inside the flow, improving clarity and stability before polishing steps.
Industrial
Wastewater
- Lower load on downstream equipment
- More predictable separation behavior
- Fewer consumables
- Smaller footprint
- Lower total cost of operation
Wastewater streams are unpredictable and often contain a mix of solids, organics, and dissolved components. EK‑Drive creates predictable separation behavior inside the flow, reducing load on downstream equipment.
Battery Recycling
(Black Mass Pre-Separation)
- Lower load on downstream equipment
- More predictable separation behavior
- Fewer consumables
- Smaller footprint
- Lower total cost of operation
Battery recycling streams contain fine particles, dissolved metals, and unstable intermediates. EK‑Drive shapes how these components move and separate inside the flow, improving consistency before filtration or recovery steps.
Agriculture /
Runoff
- Lower load on downstream equipment
- More predictable separation behavior
- Fewer consumables
- Smaller footprint
- Lower total cost of operation
Agricultural streams vary by season, source, and solids content. EK‑Drive stabilizes and organizes these components inside the flow, reducing the burden on finishing tools.
Pharmaceutical / Bioprocessing
- Lower shear
- Cleaner samples
- More stable chromatography feeds
Pharmaceutical and biologics streams often contain fragile cells, proteins, or intermediates that are easily damaged by shear or pressure. EK Drive provides a low stress, continuous clarification step that removes fines and aggregates without consumables or fouling behavior. Research teams get cleaner, more reproducible samples for assays and analytical tools, while chromatography columns see more stable feed conditions with fewer particulates and less ionic variability. The result is higher recovery, longer column life, and more predictable purification performance.
Let's talk about your
process.
EK-Drive pilots are custom-built for your specific process stream, solids profile, and operating conditions.