Pasteurizer for beverage processing

Achieve precise temperature control with continuous pasteurization, ensuring product safety and optimal quality for beverages ranging from juices to carbonated drinks.

Executes Continuous Pasteurization and Temperature Treatment

The Tetra Pak® Pasteurizer BF is a highly efficient solution for continuous beverage temperature treatment. It operates with an aseptic or hot-fill design utilizing either a tubular or plate heat exchanger, ensuring safe and quality processing for varied liquid products. This unit is particularly suited for producing juices, nectars, isotonic drinks, smoothies, and sensitive carbonated beverages. With a capacity range from 3,000 to 55,000 liters per hour, it integrates seamlessly into existing operations through its robust automation features, including a 21.5” touch panel interface for real-time monitoring. The Pasteurizer BF enhances energy efficiency significantly by optimizing temperature settings based on beverage pH values, yielding up to 20% energy savings. Designed with a focus on minimizing product loss, it features a low-loss balance tank configuration and an automated hibernation mode. Customizable options such as deaerators and eco-cooling further enhance water efficiency, saving up to 5,500 liters per hour. Made to withstand harsh production environments, this pasteurizer supports your production goals with flexibility and reliability.

Benefits

  • Ensures food safety through precise temperature control and monitoring, reducing risk of contamination.
  • Minimizes energy consumption with optimized settings, delivering up to 20% in energy savings.
  • Decreases product loss with an innovative low-loss balance tank design.
  • Enhances operational efficiency and reduces labor with seamless automation via a user-friendly interface.
  • Provides flexible operation with variable capacity, adaptable to various production needs from 3,000 to 55,000 liters per hour.

General


Applications
Isotonic beverages,Beverages,Smoothies,Tomato juice,Milk-juice beverages,Still drinks,Energy drinks,Nectars,Carbonated soft drinks,Juices
End products
Taurine energy drink,Tomato cocktail,Protein smoothie,Apple juice,Strawberry banana smoothie,Peach nectar,Orange juice,Grape juice,Sports drinks,Lemon-lime soda,Cola with premium fibers,Electrolyte water,Caffeine energy drink,Mango nectar
Steps before
Juice extraction,Blending,Mixing,Homogenization
Steps after
Cooling,Filling,Packaging,Labeling
Input ingredients
juices,nectars,still drinks,juice drinks,isotonic beverages,tomato juice,smoothies,energy drinks,milk-juice beverages,sensitive carbonated soft drinks
Output ingredients
pasteurized juices,pasteurized nectars,pasteurized still drinks,pasteurized juice drinks,pasteurized isotonic beverages,pasteurized tomato juice,pasteurized smoothies,pasteurized energy drinks,pasteurized milk-juice beverages,pasteurized carbonated soft drinks
Market info
Tetra Pak is renowned for providing innovative packaging solutions, specializing in carton packaging for the food and beverage industry. It is esteemed for high-quality, sustainable, and efficient processing and packaging equipment on a global scale.

Technical Specifications


Capacity
3,000–55,000 l/h
Pressure differential
Monitored via pressure transmitters
Temperature monitoring
Before and after holding cell
Energy Savings
Up to 20%
Water savings
Up to 5,500 l/h
Booster pumps
Differential pressure creation
Automation
Integrated with operator panel and 21.5” touch screen

Operating Characteristics


Working Mechanism
Indirect Heating
Operation Type
Aseptic or Hot-fill
Capacity Range
3,000 l/h to 55,000 l/h
Batch vs. Continuous Operation
Continuous
Pressure Differential
Booster pumps with pressure transmitters
Divert System
Automatic recirculation on fault
Automatic Hibernation
Minimizes energy consumption
Balance Tank
Low-loss configuration
Automation Solution
Integrated automation software
Pasteurization Optimization
Energy savings up to 20%

Material Compatibility


Density/particle size
0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm

Product type Characteristics


Heat Sensitivity
Aseptic/Hot-fill Design
Viscosity
Handles beverages with fibers and particles
Foaming
Sensitive carbonated soft drinks
Product Variability
Juices,nectars,still drinks,isotonic beverages
Container Type
Ambient temperature storage

Physical Characteristics


Heat exchanger type
Tubular / Plate
Design
Aseptic / Hot-fill
Capacity range
3,000–55,000 l/h
Interface type
21.5” touch screen

Custom Options


Control panel type
21.5” touch screen interface