{"id":27577,"date":"2026-02-23T13:53:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T12:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kma-filter.de\/best-practice-references-exhaust-air-filtration-kma\/best-practice-endori\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T12:03:01","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T11:03:01","slug":"best-practice-endori","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kma-filter.de\/en\/best-practice-references-exhaust-air-filtration-kma\/best-practice-endori\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Practice ENDORI"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Sustainable Exhaust Air Filtration<\/strong> for Meat Alternatives<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Potential in the production of meat alternatives -
Sustainable from Field to Fork<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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endori produces popular pea-based meat and fish alternatives in Stegaurach. Manufacturers of meat alternatives can gain customer loyalty by sustainably managing production-side emissions into the environment. <\/p>

In line with its green value chain, a KMA filter system sustainably cleans cooking line and industrial fryer exhaust air in compliance with TA-Luft, recovers heat, and operates entirely without combustion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t14 t instead of 1,132 t CO\u2082
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approx. 99% less CO2 emissions than a conventional oxidiser<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Reduced energy consumption and TCO \u2013 Per year, including CO\u2082 tax.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Completely without combustion: no natural gas, no direct CO\u2082 emissions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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This is how much electricity a KMA filter cell needs for 5,000 m\u00b3\/h exhaust air.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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At its Upper Franconian site in Stegaurach, endori produces pea-based meat and fish alternatives \u2013 schnitzel, burger patties, nuggets, vegan chicken. The frying and cooking process generates hot, oily process exhaust air (60\u201370 \u00b0C) containing odors and volatile organic compounds (VOC).
Already during the plant’s founding in 2015, endori faced the classic decision: thermal oxidation of exhaust air \u2013 energy-intensive, with high CO\u2082 emissions, and in contradiction to its own “from field to fork” value chain. Or an alternative path that aligns with its green brand identity. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Production of \"sustainable\" schnitzel<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Initial Situation at endori<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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From the pea field directly into production: The new vegan chicken range.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Three Key Requirements for endori Production<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Comply with TA-Luft & GIRL<\/h3>


Cooking line and industrial fryer exhaust air contains odors and VOCs. The TA-Luft, including the Odor Emission Guideline (GIRL), allows a maximum of 10% of annual odor hours in residential areas \u2013 often 500 odor units per m\u00b3 of exhaust air in practice. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Avoid the Energy Intensity of oxidiser<\/h3>

A conventional thermal oxidation operates at over 750 \u00b0C. For 7,500 m\u00b3\/h exhaust air and 5,000 operating hours, it burns approximately 562,500 m\u00b3 of natural gas per year \u2013 with corresponding energy costs. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Reduce CO\u2082 Footprint<\/h3>


If a plant burns natural gas, it directly emits CO\u2082 and drives up operating costs further due to the EU CO\u2082 tax (\u20ac40\/t in 2024, \u20ac55\/t in 2025). This does not align with endori's \"field-to-fork\" strategy. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Potential for a Consistently Green Value Chain<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In industrial cooking and frying applications, odor emissions are released in hot, oily process exhaust air. This applies to large-scale frying and cooking processes in industrial food production, similar to frying or cooking in a home kitchen. <\/p>

endori sought an alternative to thermal oxidation that aligns with the company’s consistently green value chain. Because even pea schnitzel, vegan chicken, vegan nuggets, or vegan burgers pass through the industrial fryer or cooking line. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Four requirements were specified for the exhaust air filtration of the industrial fryers:<\/p>