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.
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
Chromatography systems
Used for purification and separation of complex organic mixtures.
Fermentation facilities
We have several bioreactor systems, which allow the development and scale up of fermentation processes from 500 mL to 30 L.
Filter drier
Our Guedu filter drier is used for separating solids and liquids from each other, before drying the products.
Gas chromatography
Gas chromatography (GC) is a flexible technique that allows separation and quantification of chemical substances found within a complex mixture.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
Supercritical carbon dioxide system
Our supercritical fluid extraction system at can extract chemical compounds from biomass materials.
Let's work together
We have worked on 1,500 bio-based projects to date
We have several ways to work with us, including public sector funding for SMEs, business advisory programmes and self-funded commercial options. We even have the option for you to hire our state-of-the-art laboratory equipment and office space.
