/// Features:
- Two 14-litre bioreactors with a 10-litre working volume
- Tanks enabling the addition of liquid (base, acid, antifoam, substrate feed)
- Possibility to use batch, fed-batch, and continuous processing
- Automated control system equipped with the New Brunswick interface and BioCommand software
- Scale-up of bioprocesses
- Inoculation reactor of the 40-litre bioreactor
/// Examples of applications:
- Scale-up of aerobic and anaerobic fermentation bioprocesses
- Fermentation of large volumes for the purpose of biomass separation, extraction, and biomolecule purification tests
- Scale-up of process control automation by computer interface
- Scale-up of heterotrophic algae production processes
/// Features:
- A 2.4 L bioreactor with a 2-litre working volume
- Tanks enabling the addition of liquid (base, acid, antifoam, substrate feed)
- Possibility to use batch, fed-batch, and continuous processing
- Automated control system equipped with the New Brunswick interface and BioCommand software
- Laboratory scale fermentation bioprocess exploratory studies and development
/// Examples of applications:
- Aerobic and anaerobic fermentation bioprocess development
- Exploratory studies (O2 transfer rate tests, culture media tests)
- Optimization of fermentation conditions (O2, ventilation, temperature, pH, agitation, and feed)
- Preliminary assessment of bioprocessing needs
- Assessment of bioprocess automation needs
/// Features:
- Two 300-litre digesters with an effective working volume of 200 L
- Two 300-litre pre-treatment / storage digester feed tanks
- Automated 24-hour, continuous digester feed programming
- Agitation of the four tanks, connected to the automate, using impeller pumps
- Variable feed flow ranging from 5 L/min to 50 L/min
- Fully watertight and made of stainless steel
- Two-inch long inlet and outlet with valves for input and discharge of digestate
- Outlet for gas collection in a Tedlar bag and septum for GC-TCD analysis
- GCTCD biogas analysis (N2, O2, CO2, CH4) and FTIR (H2S)
- Double wall coil heating, ranging from 21 °C to 60 °C
- Possibility to test gas purification membranes at the exits of the two digesters
/// Examples of applications:
- Pre-pilot phase process development on a continuous basis (fed-batch)
- Methane production mechanical parameter optimization (OLR, HRT)
- Methane production physical-chemical parameter optimization (pH, T°C, etc.)
- Long-term toxicity and inhibition tests relating to certain inputs / co-inputs
- Assessment of biogas production using pre-treated inputs (enzymatic/thermal/chemical)
/// Features:
- One 4 500-litre digester with an effective working volume of 4 000 L
- One 1 500-litre pre-treatment / storage feed tank
- Automated 24-hour, continuous digester feed programming
- Agitation of the two tanks, connected to the automate, using a Netschz progressive cavity pump
- Variable feed flow ranging from 50 L/min to 500 L/min
- Fully watertight and made of stainless steel
- Four-inch long inlet and outlet with pneumatic valves for digestate input and discharge
- Double wall coil heating, ranging from 21°C to 70°C
- Outlet to a flare off burner for gas disposal with flow measurement and gas collection for analysis
- Biogas qualitative analysis (O2, N2, CO2, CH4, H2S) using a portable Sewerin Multitec 540 analyzer
/// Examples of applications:
- Pilot phase process development on a continuous basis (fed-batch)
- Methane production mechanical parameter optimization (OLR, HRT)
- Methane production physical-chemical parameter optimization (pH, T°C, etc.)
- Long-term toxicity and inhibition tests relating to certain inputs / co-inputs
- Assessment of pre-treated input biogas production (enzymatic/thermal/chemical)e biogaz avec intrant prétraité (enzymatique/thermique/chimique)
/// Features:
- 40 L bioreactor with a 30-litre working volume
- Tanks enabling the addition of liquid (base, acid, antifoam, substrate feed)
- Possibility to use batch, fed-batch, and continuous processing
- Tank pressurization up to 5 bar, unique in Quebec
- Automated control system
- Scale-up of bioprocesses
/// Exemples d’application:
- Scale-up of aerobic and anaerobic fermentation bioprocesses
- Scale-up of heterotrophic algae production processes
- Study of the improvement of the rate of oxygen transfer by pressurization
- Technical and economic studies for the purpose of analyzing bioprocess cost-effectiveness
- Metal nanoparticle production by microorganism
/// Features:
- Six 7-litre digesters, with an effective working volume of 5 L
- Mechanical blade agitation at a fixed speed of ~ 40 RPM
- Fully watertight and made of stainless steel
- Two-inch long inlet and outlet with valves for input and discharge
- Outlet for gas collection in a Tedlar bag and septum for GC-TCD analysis
- GCTCD biogas analysis (N2, O2, CO2, CH4) and FTIR (H2S)
- Incubation in a temperature controlled or refrigerated bath ranging from 4 °C to 55 °C
/// Examples of applications:
- Maintenance of methanogen inoculum for the purpose of performing methane potential tests (BMP)
- Continuous laboratory-scale process development (Fed-batch)
- Methane production mechanical parameter optimization (OLR, HRT)
- Methane production physical-chemical parameter optimization (pH, T°C, etc.)
- Long-term toxicity and inhibition tests relating to certain inputs / co-inputs
/// Features:
- A 700-litre bioreactor with a 500-litre working volume
- Tanks enabling the addition of liquid (base, acid, antifoam, substrate feed)
- Possibility to use batch, fed-batch, and continuous processing
- Tank pressurization up to 5 bar, unique in Quebec
- Automated control system
- Scale-up of bioprocesses
/// Examples of applications:
- Scale-up of aerobic and anaerobic fermentation bioprocesses
- Scale-up of heterotrophic algae production processes
- Study of the improvement of the rate of oxygen transfer by pressurization
- Technical and economic studies for the purpose of analyzing bioprocess cost-effectiveness
- Metal nanoparticle production by microorganisms
- Atomic absorption spectrophotometer (flame and graphite furnace)
- Automated titrator and Karl Fisher
- Capillary electrophoresis
- Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)
- Fluorescence Spectrometer X (XRF)
- FTIR infrared spectrometer with cell specialized in gas and biogas analysis
- Fluorimeter
- Gas chromatograph (GC-TCD) for gas analysis
- Gas chromatograph (GC-FID)
- FTIR Infra-Red Spectrometer For Solid And Liquid Samples
- Ion chromatography
- Gas chromatograph combined with a mass spectrometer (GC-MS)
- High-performance liquid chromatography combined with an ion-trap mass spectrometry (LC-MS)
- High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (2 Units, One Of Which Is Equipped With A Fraction Collector)
- High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph With An ELSD Detector (Electrospray Light Scattering Detector)
- Kjeldahl analyzer (total nitrogen and ammonia)
- Spectromètre d’émission optique muni d’un plasma à couplage inductif (ICP-OES)
- Thermogravimetric analyzer coupled with mass spectrometer (TGA-MS)
- Total organic carbon analyzer
/// Features:
- Equipment and supplies sterilization by saturated steam
- Biological decontamination
- 508 x 508 x 965 mm, single door chamber
- Maximum volume of 249 liters
- Liquid and gravity programmed or programmable cycles
- Processes traceability
/// Features:
- Automated electrophoresis system for DNA, RNA, and protein samples
- Sizing, quantitation, and purity analysis
- Fast analysis requiring minimal sample volume
