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.
/// 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
The Aquatic Bio-optics and Biogeochemistry Laboratory enables researchers to study the effects of climate change and permafrost thawing on lake water transparency and mixing dynamics and their multiple impacts on the microbial food chain, greenhouse gas emissions, and oxythermal habitat. Research at the Aquatic Bio-Optics and Biogeochemistry Laboratory also focuses on developing optical equipment for early detection of algal and cyanobacterial blooms and other problems related to water browning.
/// 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 station is located 10 km north of Sacré-Coeur, near the Ste-Marguerite River, a tributary of the Saguenay. The station is used for training in hydrometry, geomorphology, ecology and research in hydrology and fish habitats. The scientific equipment includes: a weather station, a water temperature monitoring station in the Ste-Marguerite River, an ADCP measuring the flow from May to November in the Ste-Marguerite River. Users also have access to mobile ADCPs (Sontek M9 and Teledyne Streampro), electric fishermen, thermographs and turbidimeters. The facilities include a laboratory area, a chalet with a classroom for 30 people, a dormitory for 35 people, a kitchen / cafeteria and a sanitary area with showers. She is in operation from May to November. The station belongs to the Interuniversity Center for Research on Atlantic Salmon (CIRSA) and is managed by the INRS.
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