Biogas facilities

Anaerobic digestion equipment

Biogas facilities 

Our biogas facilities enable new/potential users of anaerobic digestion (AD) and biohydrogen to characterise their feedstock to establish its suitability for production of high gas yields. We also help existing users of AD systems to assess / validate modifications to their system, new feedstock pre-treatment methodologies and additives for biogas yield improvement. 

Our biogas facilities comprise a range of equipment to enable analysis of anaerobic digestion of feedstocks to produce biomethane or biohydrogen:

  • 56 unit biomethane potential analysis (BMP) system: 500 mL working volume, temperature controlled stirred batch digestion systems.
  • Custom built low (3-5%) and high (~25%) solids content anaerobic systems: 30 L reaction volume; pH- and temperature-controlled stirred digester units with integral dewatering system to facilitate the continuous addition of high volumes of dilute feedstocks.
  • Hach Lange BOD Trak II for biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) analysis
  • Hach Lange DR3900 spectrophotometer with HT200 high temperature / high speed digestion unit for measurement of chemical oxygen demand (COD), organic acids, nitrogen, chloride etc
  • A range of gas chromatography systems (Hewlett Packard, Agilent and SRI ) to measure the gas composition (CH4, CO2, H2) and volatile fatty acid content of digested samples.
  • Thermolyne muffle furnace
  • Kern moisture balance
  • Hach Lange TOC5 shaker
  • Hach Lange Titralab AT1000 titration system
  • Robot Coupe Blixer 10 VV for sample homogenisation
  • Gas detection / oxygen depletion detection system

To use our biogas facilities or find out more about its capabilities, please contact us.

We have an extensive range of processing equipment, see below.

Processing

Biogas facilities

Biogas facilities

Our biogas facilities enable new/potential users of anaerobic digestion (AD) and biohydrogen to characterise their feedstock to establish its suitability for production of high gas yields.

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Chromatography systems

Chromatography systems

Used for purification and separation of complex organic mixtures.

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Fermentation facilities

Fermentation facilities

We have several bioreactor systems, which allow the development and scale up of fermentation processes from 500 mL to 30 L.

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Filter drier

Filter drier

Our Guedu filter drier is used for separating solids and liquids from each other, before drying the products.

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Gas chromatography

Gas chromatography

Gas chromatography (GC) is a flexible technique that allows separation and quantification of chemical substances found within a complex mixture.

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Glass stirred tank reactors

Glass stirred tank reactors

The Buchi Kilo Suite (ATEX Rated 65 L vessel) pilot scale glass reactor suite has a 65 L capacity, capable of operating under various modes including reaction, distillation, crystallisation and extraction.

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Microwave, conventional pyrolysis and carbonisation units

Microwave, conventional pyrolysis and carbonisation units

Our pyrolysis microwave allows heating up organic materials in the absence of oxygen (pyrolysis) for a wide range of industrial applications such as energy and chemicals production.

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Microwave hydrothermal equipment

Microwave hydrothermal equipment

The RoboQbo 15-4 is a Universal Process Machine capable of processing high solid loading slurries upto 30% w/w (dependent on feedstock).

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Microbiology facilities

Microbiology facilities

Our microbiology laboratory offers a range of equipment allowing users to safely handle, store and work with a variety of aerobic and anaerobic microbes, at ACDP hazard category II level.

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QIAcube HT nucleic acid purification

QIAcube HT nucleic acid purification

Qiagen QIAcube HT is an instrument for an automated mid- to high-throughput nucleic acid purification in 96-well format using silica membrane technology.

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Supercritical carbon dioxide system

Supercritical carbon dioxide system

Our supercritical fluid extraction system at can extract chemical compounds from biomass materials.

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