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Description
The research group has the necessary laboratory equipment to carry out different analytical determinations using UV-VIS spectrophotometry, HPLC (IR detectors, DAD), fat extractor, etc. Specifically, the necessary analytical methods have been developed for the determination of simple carbohydrates, fermentation products (ethanol, butanol, organic acids), phenolic compounds, etc.Other information
Number of researchers:
4
Development status:
Commercialized or in the market
Differentiation in the market:
Quality
Applicability of technology:
Yes
Companies and markets:
Agri-food sector companies Biofuel production companies
Advantages:
Faster analysis and representativeness of the obtained results
Additional Information:
Equipment available: Basic infrastructure in bioprocess laboratory: laminar flow chamber, autoclave, centrifuges, microscope. Orbital incubators. Shaker tank reactors of 250-500 mL. Thermostats. Commercial fermenters of 2.5 L with pH, temperature and dissolved oxygen control. Air-lift and bubble columns photobioreactors. Basic infrastructure in process laboratory: ozone generator. Vapor explosion unit. Full and tubular mixing reactors. High pressure catalytic reactor. Adsorption/ion-exchange columns, laboratory scale. Adsorption/ion-exchange pilot plant. Pervaporation pilot plant-laboratory. Analytic infrastructure: extractive determination unit. Spectrophotometer. HPLC equipment with refractive index, diode array and conductivity detectors. Polarimeter. Refractometer. Selective electrodes. General analysis equipment. Future perspectives: development of consolidated fermentation processes. Optimization of fermentation processes with in situ product recovery. Collaboration in national and international projects in the field of biofuel and bioproduct production from industrial waste and/or by-products. International collaboration in projects from the H2020 program, in line with the priorities set by JTI Biobases Industries. Other interesting facts: belonging to the Sugar Technology Center (CTA) of the University of Valladolid. The group maintains relations with the CIEMAT (Center for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research), the Biofuels Unit of the Renewable Energies Division, the Biofuels and Bioproducts Center (CBB) managed by ITACyL, and the Higher School of Biotechnology of the Catholic University of Porto (Portugal). The GIR is a member of the Spanish Thematic Network of "Biotechnology of lignocellulosic materials: enzymatic, chemical and molecular challenges for their industrial and environmental application" (LIGNOCEL)UIC 129 (Consolidated Research Unit).
UNESCO Code:
3310 - Industrial technology
Other members:
María Teresa García Cubero
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