as a potential tool to
recover valuable compounds
Regarding the field homogeneity
as well as cleanability and flow behavior, several treatment
chamber configurations were used, and equipment with 5, 30,
and 80 kW average power levels was developed to process up to
10.000 l/h capacity.60 The down side effects of using PEF
treatment for industrial purposes are mainly the high industrial
cost. In fact, the price for a PEF unit processor for inducing cell
disintegration was estimated to be around $197,000, for a
processing flow rate of 10 t/h, with an energy input of 10 kJ/kg,
and an average output power of 30 kW.61