- Biorefinery and Bioenergy Centre (BIO2C)
- Solid Biofuels Laboratory
- Biochemical Processes Laboratory
SOLID BIOFUELS LABORATORY
Raw Material and Pellets Characterization
Small Scale Torrefaction
- Batch operation mode
- 6 L volume/batch (production capacity)
- Rotary kiln directly heated reactor using ceramic band heater (200-500ºC)
- Inert gas/atmosphere selection
- Very flexible on raw material, excellent mixing & agitation, easy temperature control
- Very suitable for process and product optimization prior industrial tests
BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSES LABORATORY
Feedstock / Product characterization
- Liquid Chromatograph HPLC
- Carbohydrates/sugars
- Organic acids
- Inhibitors
- HP-SEC average molecular weight
- Gas Chromatograph GC-FID & MS
- Methanol, ethanol, butanol
- Lipids
- Elemental Analysis
- Proteins
Fractionation
/ Separation
- 4 pressurized stirred tank reactors (from 50 ml to 4L) :
- Up to 220 bar
- Up to 450ºC
- Pressure control
- Gas injection possibility
- Filtration system: MF, UF & NF
- Up to 15 bar
- Permeate flow: 0,03-6 L/h
- Interchangeable membrane module
Enzimatic Hydrolisis Fermentation
- Process parameters optimization in:
- From microplates: < 1ml
- Erlenmeyers or flasks: up to 1L
- Bioreactors: 2-5L
- Batch, Feed-batch, continuous
- Adjustable agitation speed, air/gas ratios, pH, nutrients
- Chambers for aerobic/ anaerobe microorganisms
- Incubator with adjustable agitation, temperature, gas inlet