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HHigh dry matter content poses particular challenges for silage production. The plant fibers are harder and, in some cases, lignified. As a result, some of the energy contained in the plant remains firmly bound within its structure.
This is exactly where HYDREX Fiber Cracker comes into play.
Dry harvesting conditions can lock valuable energy into the fiber. This is exactly where HYDREX Fiber Cracker comes in: As a supplement to the silage additive, HYDREX breaks down the fiber structure during the ensiling process—making more energy available for later biogas production.
Improved Fiber Breakdown
HYDREX Fiber Cracker breaks down hardened and hard-to-reach fiber structures as early as the ensiling stage.
More Available Energy
Bound energy and nutrients become available sooner—and can be better utilized both during ensiling and later in the digester.
More Biogas from the Same Silage
The more usable the available biomass is, the more of its energy potential will be available later in the biogas plant.
HYDREX Fiber Cracker does not replace a silage additive—it complements it.
HYDREX is applied during harvest along with the silage additive and begins breaking down the fiber structure while the silage is still in the silo.
The goal: to make better use of the silage’s existing energy potential.
The silage additive continues to fulfill its primary function: It promotes rapid lactic acid fermentation, reliable preservation, and consistent silage quality.
HYDREX serves a different purpose: It breaks down the fiber structure, making the energy and nutrients bound within it available sooner.
Together, they create a beneficial dual effect:
HYDREX Fiber Cracker
→ breaks down fiber structures
→ makes bound energy available
→ improves the conditions for better utilization of the silage
Silage additive
→ promotes the desired lactic acid fermentation
→ ensures a rapid drop in pH
→ supports stable and low-loss silage production
Breaking down and preserving—right at harvest.