MB 20 series

Get premium separation performance with unique Alfa Laval technologies for pilot scale research and small-scale manufacturing. MB 20 range separators are made specifically for gentle and highly efficient harvesting of biopharma and biotech fermentations, for end products such as rDNA, vaccines, and probiotics. In addition, MB 20 Bactofuge provides continuous solids removal, particularly suitable for high-concentration cultures.

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Separator system for cell harvesting optimized for biopharma and biotech

  • Efficient and gentle separation resulting in high yield
  • Low lysis and high filterability, reducing costs of downstream filtration
  • Enables continuous removal of solids up to 40% concentration in feed
  • Accurate scalability from pilot scale to large-scale production
  • Fully automated and flexible for process variations

The complex and delicate nature of cells requires careful handling to secure high yields and facilitate downstream filtering. Through continuous and highly efficient separation, MB 20 and MB 20 Bactofuge centrifuges bring improved productivity to biopharma applications at pilot scale.

The MB range of centrifuges incorporates unique Alfa Laval technologies, like Hermetic Design™ for enhanced product handling in various separation applications, and Bactofuge®, facilitating gentle but speedy processing of high-solids broths with continuous discharge of a highly concentrated solids phase. With these innovations, the MB centrifuges add profitability and offers unmatched scalability for biotech and biopharmaceutical pilot projects and small-scale production.

 

The MB 20 range of centrifuges for cell harvesting

Premium separation performance in a plug & play system. Fully automated and user-friendly operation for small-scale biopharma and biotech processing, with the option of Bactofuge® - providing continuous solids phase removal.

MB 20

  • 2-phase clarification
  • 50 - 600 l/h processing capacity

 

MB 20 Bactofuge

  • 3-phase separation
  • 50 - 600 l/h processing capacity
  • Bactofuge®: continuous solids removal for high concentrations cultures
  • With the optional conversion kit, you get 2-1 centrifuges, converting 3-phase to 2-phase clarification

Find out how the MB 20 series work

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Scalability for cell centrifuge

Scalable performance

No matter your application, you can trust the Alfa Laval MB 20 series centrifuges to perform reliably. Whether you're doing pilot testing or small-scale production, these centrifuges use the same innovative technologies as the bigger Alfa Laval separators. This means that the results from the MB 20 separators can easily match up with both the Alfa Laval Culturefuge range and the Alfa Laval MB separator range.

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Better separation results with Hermetic Design™

Hermetic Design™ improves product handling in a wide range of separation applications. The air-tight and bottom-fed bowl enables gentle acceleration of media, with minimal foaming and oxygen pick-up, providing high product yield and low filter costs.

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Exceptional solids handling with Bactofuge®

Bactofuge® enables gentle and speedy processing of high-solids broths, resulting in higher yield, with minimum risk of clogging.​ In addition to higher separation output, Bactofuge preserves the quality of the solids stream, and allows a flexible and controlled operation. 

 

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Separation expertise for next-generation food

The world`s growing population deserves nutritious and tasty food, produced without harming our planet. The food landscape is changing, through groundbreaking research and cutting-edge technology. Alfa Laval provides unmatched separation expertise for this transformation: bringing scalability, profitability, and resource efficiency to next0generation food processes, like cellular agriculture.

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Explore nossas inovações

Gostaria de saber mais sobre nossas inovações em tecnologia de separação? Clique no link abaixo. A Alfa Laval inventou a primeira separadora centrífuga de discos e liderou o desenvolvimento da tecnologia de centrifugação por mais de um século. Temos o prazer de compartilhar com você a experiência que adquirimos ao longo do caminho. Visite nossa base de conhecimento do Separator Innovator para saber mais sobre os avanços em separação e as etapas que a Alfa Laval está realizando para continuar revolucionando a tecnologia.

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