Sustainable Processes

Researchers

Capabilities

THERMOPHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF FLUIDS

• Determination of physical properties: density, viscosity, rheological behavior, surface and interfacial tension, refractive index.
• Determination of thermal properties: decomposition temperature, thermal events.

ENZYME PRODUCTION

• Enzyme production at flask and bioreactor scale (100 mL to 30 L).
• Solid-state fermentation.

DESIGN, ANALYSIS AND IMPROVEMENT PROCESSES

• Use of alternative solvents (ionic liquids and eutectics) in separation processes
• Vapor-liquid equilibrium for distillation processes. Applications: solvent recovery, azeotrope breaking.
• Liquid-liquid equilibrium for extraction processes. Applications: deterpenation.
• Gas-liquid equilibrium for absorption processes. Applications: CO2 absorption
• Surfactant-based processes. Applications: enhanced oil recovery
• Downstreaming in biotechnological processes.
• Enzymatic oxidation and/or hydroxylation reactions. Applications: improving bioactive properties
• Solids treatment: Treatment of lignocellulosic biomass (delignification, detoxification, etc.) and recovery of value-added components.