Technological platform - 2000 m²
5 trial halls of which 3 are explosion-proof,
7 laboratories. 1 of which is air conditioned to + 4°C,
3 storage areas: room temperature, +4°C and –18°C,

The team
18 permanent employees contribute to the development of Archimex’s activity. The Research, Innovation and Development department brings together the competencies of doctors and engineers, specialized in pharmacy, chemistry, nutrition, cosmetics or process engineering and laboratory technicians.

Tools

• Extraction by supercritical fluids, from the laboratory to industrial pilot, treatment of solids and liquids in batch or continuous flow [detail]

• Microwave assisted extraction and chemical synthesis, from the laboratory to industrial pilot, batch and continuous flow processes( 100 kg/h) [detail]

• VMHD process of sequential vacuum microwave hydro- distillation, from the laboratory to the 100 litre preindustrial tool [detail]

• Extraction by solvent and classic hydrodistillation, from the laboratory to the 300 litre pilot extractor, in an explosion-proof environment

• Semi-preparative chromatography (low, medium and high pressure)

• Ultrafiltration and nanofiltration pilot

• Extraction, fractioning, formulation with fluorinated solvents

• Ultrasound assisted extraction

• Batch mixer extractor for mushy products