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Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant
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Technology Areas & scope
Fermentation and digestion
Number of units57 units
Capacity2 - 75000 L
Summary of Biomass and precision fermentation
State-of-the-art bioreactors: sterile stirred tanks with high oxygen transfer for batch, fed-batch and continuous fermentation of bacteria, yeast, fungi, microalgae.
Methanol induction possible at all scales.
Fermentation scales:
25 x glass L scale fermenters;
Stainless steel fermenters:
8 x 30 L;
10 x 150 L;
Fast 500 with L/L extraction (DAB);
5 x 1.5 m³;
3 x 15 m³;
1 x 75 m³ with 1 x 7.5 m³ Seed fermenter
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NameMuriel Dewilde
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Number of units8 units
Capacity1 - 150 L
Summary of Gas fermentation
Gas fermenters: pressure rated sterile stirred tanks (4x 1 L; 1x 10 L);
Mobile containerized unit with built-in 150 L gas fermenter, 25 L seed fermenter, 100 L trickle bed fermenter, electrolyzer for H2 generation.
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NameMuriel Dewilde
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Separation technologies
Number of units0 units
Capacity0
Summary of Mechanical separation
Cell lysis (high pressure homogenizers; bead mills);
High speed separators (disc stack centrifuges; decanters; sedicanter);
Dead-end filters (chamber filter presses; plate and frame filters; bag filters; candle filters; sieves);
Cross flow filters MF, UF, NF, RO; spiral wound; ceramic; hollow fiber;
Ion exchange columns;
AC treatment columns;
Chromatography columns;
Solvent extraction reactors;
Evaporators (falling film; wiped film; batch);
Crystallisation (crystallizers; crystal centrifuges; crystal drying);
Drying (spray dryer; vacuum tray dryer; crystal dryer)
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NameMuriel Dewilde
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Capacity0
Summary of Extraction
ATEX reactors:
20 L; 85 L; 250 L;
Glass lined: 500 L; 1 m³; 5 m³;
ATEX purification equipment;
Disc stack L/L/S centrifuge;
Filter dryer (Nutsche type filter);
Chamber filter press;
Karr L/L extraction Column;
Ion exchange columns;
Chromatography columns;
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NameMuriel Dewilde
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Number of units0 units
Capacity0
Summary of Physicochemical separation
Cell lysis (high pressure homogenizers; bead mills);
High speed separators (disc stack centrifuges; decanters; sedicanter);
Dead-end filters (chamber filter presses; plate and frame filters; bag filters; candle filters; sieves);
Cross flow filters MF, UF, NF, RO; spiral wound; ceramic; hollow fiber;
Ion exchange columns;
AC treatment columns;
Chromatography columns;
Solvent extraction reactors;
Evaporators (falling film; wiped film; batch);
Crystallisation (crystallizers; crystal centrifuges; crystal drying);
Drying (spray dryer; vacuum tray dryer; crystal dryer)
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NameMuriel Dewilde
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Enzymatic catalysis
Number of units0 units
Capacity50000 L
Summary of Enzymatic hydrolysis and enzyme immobilization
Batch, fed-batch, continuous reactions;
Reactions with high solids content;
Immobilization of enzymes;
Enzyme production and enzyme purification;
Process vessels for aqueous reactions;
Process vessels for solvent-based reactions;
Columns for continuous biocatalysis;
Auxiliary equipment:
Enzyme purification equipment;
Downstream processing equipment;
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NameMuriel Dewilde
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Chemical conversions
Number of units0 units
Capacity1 - 5000 L
Summary of Acid and alkaline hydrolysis
ATEX reactors:
20 L; 85 L; 250 L;
Glass lined: 500 L; 1 m³; 5 m³;
ATEX purification equipment;
Disc stack L/L/S centrifuge;
Filter dryer (Nutsche type filter);
Chamber filter press;
Karr L/L extraction Column;
Ion exchange columns;
Chromatography columns;
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NameMuriel Dewilde
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Size reduction and homogenisation
Number of units0 units
Capacity0
Summary of Milling
Inline Typhoon Mixer with steam injection
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NameMuriel Dewilde
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Algae technologies
Number of units57 units
Capacity2 - 75000 L
Summary of Algae cultivation in open ponds, photobioreactors and fermenters
State-of-the-art bioreactors: sterile stirred tanks with high oxygen transfer for batch, fed-batch and continuous fermentation of bacteria, yeast, fungi, microalgae.
Fermentation scales:
25 x glass L scale fermenters;
Stainless steel fermenters:
8 x 30 L;
10 x 150 L;
Fast 500 with L/L extraction (DAB);
5 x 1.5 m³;
3 x 15 m³;
1 x 75 m³ with 1 x 7.5 m³ Seed fermenter
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Contact for this technology
NameMuriel Dewilde
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Thermal and pressure techniques
Number of units2 units
Capacity1 - 200 L
Summary of Ultrasonication
Lab and pilot scale ultrasonic processers for dispersing, homogenizing, deagglomeration, emulsifying, particle size reduction and cell disruption.
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NameMuriel Dewilde
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Sterilisation technologies
Number of units8 units
Capacity20 - 5000 L
Summary of UHT
Batch and continuous UHT.
- Jetcooker
- Inline medium sterilization unit
- Chemical reactors: 20 L; 85 L; 250 L; Glass lined: 500 L; 1 m³; 5 m³;
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NameMuriel Dewilde
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Number of units0 units
Capacity20 - 50000 L
Summary of Pasteurisation
Batch and inline pasteurisation.
Reactors ranging from 20 to 50,000 L for pasteurisation purposes
Separate waste pretreatment hall with reactors up to 5,000 L
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NameMuriel Dewilde
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Address
Rodenhuizekaai, 1, 9042, Gent, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium
Extra information
Techno economic analysis, Engineering, Public project collaboration, Partnership strategy & matchmaking, Expert consultancy
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