Facilities and instruments:
The e-BioCenter laboratories are fully equipped with advanced analytical facilities for quality assessment in environmental compartments (air, water and soil), such as spectroscopic technologies (NMR, DRIFT, UV/VIS, NIR), HPLC-MS, porosimeter, C,H,N,S analyzers with isotope tracers, GC-MS, and ICP/MAS. In addition, the following depatment the provides facilities and instruments listed below:
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DeFENS:
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platform for microbiological DNA analyses, proteomics/metabolomics and microscopy for microbial communities and biofilms;
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dESP:
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laboratory and piloting facility dedicated to the development of technological solutions
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greenhouse platform to perform tests on plants
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a system of lab-scale and pilot photobioreactors to test microalgae growth
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full licenses for LCA analysis software (e.g. Simapro v. 8.0.5) with access to the ECOINVENT Database.
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CHEM:
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laboratories equipped with lab-scale and pilot-scale facilities for e-fermentation (fermenters, bioreactors and potentiostats for electrochemical control).