/// Features:
- Capacity to incubate 200 petri dishes on eight individual plates
- Inside ambient air temperature between +5 °C and 70 °C, ± 0.25 °C
- Continuous AMG gas purge (Anaerobic mixture gas, 5% H2, 20% CO2, 75 % N2)
- Palladium catalyst for capturing residual oxygen
- Wearing gloves is not required for handling inside the chamber
- Lock with vacuum and nitrogen purge cycles to enter and take out material
/// Samples:
- Petri dishes containing facultative and obligate anaerobic strains
- Liquid cultures not requiring stirring
- Hypoxia tissue cultures
- Oxygen-sensitive material
/// Examples of applications:
- Anaerobic microbiological tests
- Anaerobic strain isolation
- Screening tests of microorganisms (wild-type or recombinant); screening tests
- 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
/// Features
- 60 bottles available, made of Borosilicate Duran® Schott glass
- Liquid volume capacity ranging from 50 to 200 mL
- Hermetically sealed, with robust aluminium septum and cap
- Initial or continued anaerobic gas purging (N2 80% / CO2 20%)
- Internal pressure tolerance of up to 10 psi
- Biogas analysis by GC-TCD (N2, O2, CO2, CH4) and FTIR (H2S)
- Measures the biogas pressure produced, using digital 0-3 or 0-15 psi nanometer.
/// Examples of applications:
- Assessment of the methanogen potential of organic inputs, in batch mode (~20 to 60 days)
- Assessment of sludge and complex sample biodegradability
- Monitoring of the effects of chemical/physical/enzyme treatment before biodigestion
- Assessment of the toxicity/inhibition of certain inputs on microorganisms
- Optimization of bioprocess input and co-input formulas and ratios
- Validation and calibration of mathematical models of reactions
The infrastructure consists of a Siemens SOMATOM Definition AS + 128 CT scanner, a data processing and storage unit, a sedimentology laboratory, and hydraulics, bio-sedimentology and hydrology equipment. The scale of this infrastructure is unique in Canada and in a class of its own worldwide.
- Gas chromatography and mass spectrometry
- Ion chromatography
- Atomic absorption spectrometry with flame
- Zetameter
- Infrared spectroscopy
- Total organic carbon analyzer
- High performance liquid chromatography
- UV-Visible spectrophotometer
- Solid phase extraction equipment for hydrocarbons
- Basic analytical equipment
- Oil & grease analyzer
- Activated carbon adsorption column
- Column for aeration tests
- Respirometer
/// Description :
- A 55 L / min, 15 psig capacity coalescing separation vessel, SS316 stainless steel and acrylic construction with internal support for TORR ™ coalescing cartridge and safety valve
- A centrifugal type electric water pump, 220 VAC, 15 amp
- A 200-liter plastic back-up tank with removable cover for storing and recirculating water
- Set of 1 '' industrial piping, flexible for interconnection of the various elements of the system
- Set of valves for component isolation and for pump flow control
- Pressure gauges at the entry and exit of the vessel
- A 48 '' x 48 '' stainless steel table with retention walls in the event of a system leak on which all system components rest
- 10 sealing washers for replacement
- Made and assembled in Quebec
- Works with TORR ™ coalescing cartridges. Model TC-008-2, 6 '' diam x 20 '' high, nylon and nitrile gaskets
/// Features:
- Gel Doc XR+ system allowing for high-resolution viewing (4 MP camera)
- UV or VIS imaging depending on the type of gel or sample (3 modes, trans-UV, trans white, epi-white)
- User-friendly, simple, and effective software
- Imaging, molecule weight analysis, and densitometry software
/// Examples of applications:
- Protein electrophoresis gel analysis (SDS-PAGE) (Photo, densito, mW)
- Analysis of agarose gel electrophoresis of DNA and RNA (Photo, densito, mW)
- Photo of colony bacteria on agars (Photo, densito, mW)
- Photo of halo of inhibition on petri dish or other
/// Features:
- Electrolysis and electrodialysis pilot system equipped with three 1-litre tanks
- Treatment capacity of 100 L per day depending on the type of samples treated
- Automated control system (pH, conductivity, temperature, and flow)
- Ion exchange and bipolar membranes (membrane electrolysis and electrodialysis)
- Pump with a maximum operating capacity of 3470 rpm (½ horsepower)
-15 000 Watt rectifier
/// Samples:
- Liquids
- Brines, hydrolysates, leachates, organic acid extracts
/// Examples of applications:
- Deacidification of cellulose hydrolysates
- Demineralization of leachates and food products
- Base production from salts
- Metal recovery from contaminated wash water
- Regeneration of mineral acids
- Separation and concentration of metal nanoparticles
