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BioFlow Studio
AI-assisted process modeling for bioprocess simulation, TEA, and LCA.
- Open source first
- Reproducible
- Transparent
- Extensible
Overview
What it does
In developmentA modeling workspace that brings process simulation, techno-economic analysis, and environmental assessment into one environment, built around open engineering tools.
Evaluating a bioprocess normally means moving between a flowsheet simulator, a spreadsheet for economics, and a separate LCA tool — with assumptions quietly diverging between them. BioFlow Studio keeps process, economics, and environmental impact on the same model, so a change to a unit operation propagates through to cost and footprint.
- Process modeling built on BioSTEAM
- Techno-economic analysis and cash flow modeling
- LCA integration across life cycle stages
- Scenario and sensitivity analysis
- Optimisation and scale-up studies
- Version-controlled, reproducible models
Inside the workspace
See BioFlow Studio in practice
Move from project setup to process modeling and combined economic-environmental analysis without breaking the engineering workflow.
Interactive flowsheet editor
Build and connect unit operations, edit model inputs, inspect stream data, and apply AI-assisted modeling suggestions in context.
TEA and LCA analysis
Review economics and environmental results together, including CAPEX, OPEX, cash flow, impact indicators, and comparison baselines.
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Features
Capabilities
What the workspace covers, from setup through to reporting.
Process modeling
Build bioprocess flowsheets with unit operations and thermodynamic models.
TEA & economics
Estimate CAPEX, OPEX, minimum selling price, IRR, and cash flows with transparent, editable models.
LCA integration
Quantify environmental impacts across indicators and life cycle stages from the same flowsheet.
Scenario analysis
Compare design alternatives, feedstocks, process routes, and operating conditions.
Optimisation
Identify favourable designs and operating conditions using built-in optimisers and solvers.
Reproducible models
Version-controlled, shareable, and fully reproducible analyses with documented assumptions.
Integrations
Seamless integrations
BioFlow Studio sits on top of established open-source software rather than a proprietary engine, so models remain portable and results remain checkable.
Connects with
BioSTEAM
Brightway2- thermosteam
- Python
How it works
How BioFlow Studio works
A single workflow, with assumptions carried through every step rather than re-entered.
- 01
Flowsheet
Assemble unit operations, streams, and thermodynamic property packages.
- 02
Simulation
Solve mass and energy balances across the process.
- 03
Economics
Size and cost equipment, then build the cash flow model.
- 04
Environment
Attach life cycle inventory and compute impact indicators.
- 05
Trade-offs
Compare scenarios across cost, yield, and environmental performance.
Open source
Built on BioSTEAM and the open-source ecosystem
BioFlow Studio is an applied workflow layer over BioSTEAM and best-in-class open-source tools for economics, LCA, optimisation, and data.
BioFlow Studio
Flowsheeting, TEA & LCA analysis
BioSTEAM
Process modeling framework
thermosteam
Thermodynamics
Brightway2
LCA
optlang
Optimization
pandas
Data
Use cases
Where it applies
Representative applications for process, economic, and environmental evaluation.
Green hydrogen
Design and evaluate hydrogen production pathways with TEA, LCA, and scenario analysis.
Bioprocess evaluation
Assess fermentation, downstream processing, and product recovery systems.
Sustainable materials
Model bio-based polymers, fuels, and chemicals from renewable feedstocks.
Circular manufacturing
Evaluate circular strategies, waste valorisation, and resource recovery systems.
Status
Development status
In developmentOnboarding early collaborators now.
BioFlow Studio is an applied workflow layer built around BioSTEAM and other open-source tools.
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Interested in BioFlow Studio?
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