Biochemistry analyzer for bioprocess engineering studies

将从这项研究工具和仪器赠款中购买的生化分析仪将支持达尔豪西大学研究人员在与生物过程工程相关的领域工作的活动。该设备将使各种原料的表征和生物转化过程中的重要成分(例如糖、乙醇等)的分析成为可能。分析将使这些过程得到优化并提高效率。将得到支持的研究包括通过发酵生产新型杰多霉素抗生素。其他研究涉及废物的转化(例如食品加工废物、鱼类加工废物、动物渲染废物、农业生物质等)。生物柴油、生物乙醇、沼气、有机酸、可生物降解塑料、除冰剂、甲壳素、单细胞蛋白、鱼饲料、动物饲料、各种营养食品和医药产品。

The Biochemistry Analyzer to be purchased from this Research Tools and Instruments grant will support the activities of researchers at Dalhousie University working in areas relating to bioprocess engineering.  This equipment will enable the characterization of various feedstocks and analysis of important components (e.g. sugars, ethanol, etc) during biological conversion processes.  The analysis will enable such processes to be optimized and to increase efficiency.  Research that will be supported includes the production of novel jadomycin antibiotics by fermentation.  Other research involves the conversion of waste materials (e.g. food processing wastes, fish processing wastes, animal rendering wastes, agricultural biomass, etc.) into valuable products (e.g. biodiesel, bioethanol, biogas, organic acids, biodegradable plastics, deicing agents, chitin, single cell protein, fish feed, animal feed, various nutraceuticals and pharmaceutical products).