For further information, please do not hesitate to contact us at:
Dr. Héctor A. Ruiz: hector_ruiz_leza@uadec.edu.mx
Dr. Rosa M. Rodríguez-Jasso: rrodriguezjasso@uadec.edu.mx
Phone: (+52) 844 416 12 38
On this page you can find information about: 1) Biorefinery laboratory equipment, 2) Integrated Biorefinery Pilot Plant Facility, 3) Analytical Facilities and Services and Consulting.
The biorefinery lab and integrated biorefinery pilot plant are part of the Food Research Department (Location). The strategy of Biorefinery lab and Pilot Plant focuses on the development and consolidation on bioconversion of lignocellulose and aquatic (macro- micro algae) biomass using environmental friendly processes (hydrothermal process) for the production of bio-based products and biofuels.
Equipment overview:
Virtual platforms and academic research databases. The Autonomous University of Coahuila has useful resources on virtual teaching and learning activity, work meetings, virtual conferences through the digital platform: Microsoft Teams. Also, the Digital Library at the Autonomous University of Coahuila provides access to academic research databases such as: Scopus, ScienceDirect, SciFinder, SpringerLink, Wiley, and others.
The Integrated Biorefinery Pilot Plant Facility was inaugurated in June 2017 and is a bridge between academic (researches) bench-top with demo-scale research and industry partners to develop process, scale-up strategies, evaluate, and demonstrate processes and technologies for biomass fractionation and the custom manufacturing of biobased products and processes related to the circular bioeconomy.
Biorefinery faculty make working with academy, industries and governments a priority, which means posgraduate and undergraduate students receive a highly relevant learning experience in this pilot plant.
Biorefinery lab and Pilot Plant benefits society in a direct way, by leveraging investment made in its research facilities. Access to Biorefinery lab advanced instrumentation can enhance scientific and technological developments carried out by external users from academia and industry.
Biorefinery lab uses a variety of methodologies for chemical characterization of raw materials (lignocellulose and aquatic biomass) [DNS method, Anthrone Method], Determination of by HPLC, procedure and strategies for enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation process, Procedure production and extraction of high added-value compounds, Procedure for hydrothermal pretreatment, Procedure for solid-state fermentation process.
Biorefinery Group is committed to the community and establishing and building relationships with partners in academic institutions, research centers and industry.
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