Research Lab Facilities

TEB 313 is a dedicated biochemical engineering lab equipped with the three fume hoods and an autoclave. The laboratory is certified for biohazard containment level 1. A section of the lab (TEB 313A) is equipped with two laminar flow cabinets and certified for biohazard containment level 2.

Bioreactors:

Micro-Scale:

Two Teacan M1000 microplate readers

  • Up to 1538 well plates
  • Shaking and incubating function
  • Absorbance, fluorescence (top and bottom) and luminescence capacities
  • Injectors
  • One located in anaerobic glove box

Two Teacan M200 microplate readers

  • Up to 384 well plates
  • Shaking and incubating function
  • Absorbance capacities (monochromators)
  • Equipped with gas control unit

Bench-Scale:

Four InforsHT Labfors 4 reactors

  • 2-7.5 L vessels
  • Dissolved oxygen, pH, redox and optical density probes
  • Gas mixers and mass flow controllers
  • Analog feed and harvest pumps
  • Off-gas analyzers for oxygen, hydrogen and carbon dioxide

Pilot Scale:

Newly refurbished 150L pilot reactor

  • 150L steam sterilizable vessel (TSSA approved)
  • Dissolved oxygen, pH and redox probe
  • Gas mixers and mass flow controllers
  • Analog feed and harvest pumps

Analytical Eqipment:

Agilent 7890A Series GC

  • Autoinjector
  • FID w/EPC, for packed & capillary column
  • Capillary split/splitless inlet with EPC - 150 psi
  • On-column capillary inlet with EPC
  • Biodiesel ASTM D6584 certified

Agilent 1260 Infinity Quaternary UHPLC

  • Maximum pressure 600 bar

  • 1260 Infinity Standard Autosampler
  • 1260 Infinity Diode Array Detector VL+
  • 1260 Infinity Evaporative Light Scattering Detector
  • 1260 Infinity Refractive Index Detector