Biobased products

Intervention fields

  • Development of biobased products and materials derived from different biomasses (forest, agricultural, algals, residuals)
  • Development of bioactive and functionnal ingredients derived from biomass molecules
  • Valorization of lignin and other co-products

Expertise

  • Extraction process development based on pulp and paper or conventional technologies
  • Development of biomass conditionning and characterization protocols
  • Extractives and biopolymers chemistry
  • Extraction, purification, characterization and functionalization of lignin and other extractives for different application targets
  • Antimicrobial and antioxidant activites evaluation of extracts

Our equipment

FOR CONDITIONNING AND DRYING

  • Laboratory scale
    • Grinders
    • Lyophilizer
    • Rotary evaporator 20 L
  • Pilot scale
    • Grinders
    • Sifters
    • Dryer

FOR EXTRACTION AND PURIFICATION

  • Laboratory scale
    • Digesters M/K 6 L and 20 L
    • Accelerated solvent extractor (ASE)
    • Soxhlet
    • Chromatography
  • Pilot scale
    • Reactors 200 L and 600 L

FOR MANUFACTURING

  • Blades mixer
  • Heated press (100 t)

FOR BIOBASED PRODUCTS CHARACTERIZATION

  • Microplate reader fluorescence/absorbance
  • Elemental analyzer (CHNS)
  • Gas chromatography – mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
  • Thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA)
  • Infrared analyzer (FTIR)
  • Viscometer
  • Surface area analyzer (BET)
  • Freezing time measuring apparatus

Contact

Our team will be pleased to respond as soon as possible and to help you with your project.

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