For durian farmers, cooperatives and processors across Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia: The 2026 harvest has delivered record yields — but also a growing surplus of substandard and overripe fruit that fails to meet fresh export standards. Hundreds of thousands of tons are at risk of going ...
Most probiotic producers blame the fermentation step when final product CFU counts come in below label claim. In reality, drying is where 30–60% of viable cells are often lost — and the choice between fluid bed drying, spray drying, and freeze drying quietly decides whether you hit your billions-per...
Municipal and industrial WWTPs across Europe are quietly being forced to rethink sludge handling. The recast Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (Directive 2024/3019), which member states must transpose by April 2026, now requires energy-neutral sludge management by 2040 and phosphorus recovery ...
