Laboratory dedicated to the maintenance of active strains of algae under the daily supervision of a student assistant. AlgaFuelTM pilot pond with vertical and horizontal agitation of 10 cubic meters for the intensive cultivation of microalgae in industrial waste water for energy purposes. This basin is configured to ensure perfect homogenization of the algal suspension and maximize the productivity of microalgae in terms of cell density (and generally oils) under predominantly heterotrophic culture conditions. The basin can be used for the treatment of wastewater by microalgae. The basin has recently been equipped with a Bio-Intelligence probe for advanced monitoring of cell growth and the production of various metabolites by microalgae.
Microbiology laboratory equipped with 2 Labfors 7L bioreactors, a Luxfors 3,5L photobioreactor, a Terrafors 10L solid fermentor, a DIC microscope, a GC, a Dionex IC-5000 and a Beckman Coulter FC-500 flow cytometer. It is also possible, through this laboratory, to have access to the pilot ozonator of the Research Center for lignocellulosic materials at the UQTR and to the Innofibre pilot workshop of the Cégep de Trois-Rivières which include various tanks and high capacity mixers for chemical and biochemical treatments of all kinds (max operating temperature of 220C). A 600-ml pressurized reactor dedicated to hydrothermal liquefaction of wet biomass is also available.
